Hosea 11:7-9

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁷ My people are determined to turn away from me.
    Though they call him the Most High, he certainly will not exalt them.

⁸ How can I give you up, Ephraim?
    How can I hand you over, Israel?
    How can I make you like Admah?
    How can I treat you like Zeboiim?^[a]
    My heart is changed inside me.
    All my compassion is stirred up.
⁹ I will not carry out my burning anger.
    I will not destroy Ephraim again,
    because I am God, and not man, the Holy One among you.
    I will not enter a city.^[b]