Hosea 11:9
I will not execute the full fury of My anger;
What it says
The LORD says He will not execute the full fury of His anger or destroy Ephraim completely, for He is God and not man, the Holy One in their midst.
What it is doing
This verse grounds mercy in God's distinctively holy character.
In context
8How could I give you up, O Ephraim? 9I will not execute the full fury of My anger; 10They will walk after the LORD; 11They will come trembling like birds from Egypt 12Ephraim surrounds Me with lies,