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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 come in wrath.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I will not execute the fierceness of My anger - It is the voice of mercy, rejoicing over judgment. Mercy prevails in God over the r…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

This sublime passage is remarkable as drawing illustrations from human emotions, and yet repudiating all human weakness. It suggests a hint of Divi…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man;

What a merc…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here God consults what He would do with the people: and first, indeed, He shows that it was His purpose to execute vengeance, such as the Israelite…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger
That is, his wrath and fury to the uttermost; his people are deservi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God is slow to anger and is unwilling to abandon a people to utter ruin who have been called by His name. When God was to give a sacrifice for sin …

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