Verse 9
I am GOD, and not man. Figure of speech Pleonasm ( App-6 ): put both ways for emphasis. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 23:19 ). Compare Isaiah 55:8 , Isaiah 55:9 . Malachi 3:6 .
GOD. Hebrew. 'El. App-4 .
man. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 .
in the midst = [will not come] into the midst. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 33:5 ). App-92 .
enter into = come against: i.e. as an enemy. The verse is not "nonsense", as alleged. The reference is to Hosea 11:8 .
the city: i.e. as I came against Sodom and Gomorrah.
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