Hosea 11:7-9

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⁷ My people ·have made up their minds [are determined]
    to ·turn away [desert; backslide] from me.
·The prophets call them to turn to me [or They call me Most High; or They call to Baal],
    but ·none of them honors me at all [or I will not exalt them; or he will never exalt them].
⁸ “·Israel [^LEphraim; 4:17], how can I give you up?
    How can I ·give you away [hand you over], Israel?
·I don’t want to [^LHow can I…?] make you like Admah
    or treat you like Zeboiim [^Ctwo cities destroyed together with Sodom and Gomorrah; Gen. 19:24–25; Deut. 4:25–31].
My heart ·beats for you [or has changed within me; or is torn within me],
    and my ·love for you stirs up my pity [compassion is aroused/stirred up/kindled].
⁹ I won’t ·punish you in my [unleash my burning] anger,
    and I won’t destroy ·Israel [^LEphraim; 4:17] again.
I am God and not a human;
    I am the Holy One, and I am among you.
    I will not come against ·you in anger [you with terror; or your cities].