I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
What does Hosea 11:9 mean?
God is slow to anger, and is loth to abandon a people to utter ruin, who have been called by his name.
Key themes
LoveWisdomJustice and mercyCovenant love
Read with
Keep this verse inside Hosea 11:8-12 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- City People
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The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).