Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.
Though1 they call to the Most High,
None at all exalt Him.
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like bAdmah?
How can I set you like Zeboiim?
My heart1 churns within Me;
My sympathy is stirred.
I will not again destroy Ephraim.
aFor I am God, and not man,
The Holy One in your midst;
And I will not1 come with terror.
aHe will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
aLike a dove from the land of Assyria.
bAnd I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the Lord.
| << Hosea 11:7 | Hosea 11:9 >> |
Hosea 11:8
How shall I give thee up - See the notes on Hosea 6:4, where we have similar words from similar feeling.
Mine heart is turned within me - Justice demands thy punishment; Mercy pleads for thy life. As thou changest, Justice resolves to destroy, or Mercy to save. My heart is oppressed, and I am weary with repenting - with so frequently changing my purpose. All this, though spoken after the manner of men, shows how merciful, compassionate, and loath to punish the God of heaven is. What sinner or saint upon earth has not been a subject of these gracious operations?
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Hosea 11:8:
| << Hosea 11:7 | Hosea 11:9 >> |
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