Hosea 11:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 11:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 11:9 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Ho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 11:9 — KJV
“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.”
— Hosea 11:9 (KJV)
Hosea 11:9 in Context — About the Book of Hosea
Hosea lived his sermon: commanded to marry an unfaithful wife and keep bringing her home, he became a walking picture of God's scandalous love for wandering Israel. The book aches with betrayal yet ends with healing for backsliders and love that will not let go.
Cross-References for Hosea 11:9
“And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:9: return, ephraim, god
“But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:9: mine, god, holy
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:9: mine, anger, god
“And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:9: god, midst, into
“And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:9: god, one, midst
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