KJV ORIGINAL
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 enter into the city.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I'm not going to unleash my full anger on you. I'm not coming back to destroy Ephraim. Here's why — I'm God, not a human. I'm the Holy One right here with you, and I won't come to tear down your city.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's mercy wins over his anger because he's divine, not human — and that changes everything.
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