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In Genesis 43, Joseph is overcome by affection for his brother and hurries out to weep. Hosea uses the same rare verbs to describe God, moved to emotion by Israel's situation and abandoning his planned destruction.
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Genesis 43:30
Hebrew Bible
29 When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, whom you told me about?” Then he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.” 30 Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother and was at the point of tears. So he went to his room and wept there.
Hosea 11:8
Hebrew Bible
7 My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them! 8 “How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? I have had a change of heart. All my tender compassions are aroused. 9 I cannot carry out 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!
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Notes and References
... Other than in Hos. 11.8, both נחם and כמר are found in combination only in Gen. 43.30 ('his emotions were deeply moved') and in 1 Kgs 3.36 ('for her womb yearned over her son'). Given the root meaning of כמר as 'burning hot, growing hot/warm,' intensity is again the key idea behind the descriptions. ...
Leung Lai, Barbara M.
Through the 'I'-Window: The Inner Life of Characters in the Hebrew Bible
(p. 162) Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2011
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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