Hosea 11:9

11:9 I cannot carry out ¹  my fierce anger!

I cannot totally destroy Ephraim!

Because I am God, and not man – the Holy One among you –

I will not come in wrath!

Amos 9:8

9:8 Look, the sovereign Lord is watching ²  the sinful nation, ³ 

and I will destroy it from the face of the earth.

But I will not completely destroy the family ⁴  of Jacob,” says the Lord.

[11:9]  ¹ tn The three imperfect verbs function as imperfects of capability, similar to the imperfects of capability in 11:8. See IBHS 564 §34.1a.

[9:8]  ² tn Heb “the eyes of the sovereign Lord are on.”

[9:8]  ³ tn Or “kingdom.”

[9:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).