Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes. New Living Translation Priests form bands of robbers, waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin. English Standard Version As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy. Berean Standard Bible Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. King James Bible And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. New King James Version As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness. New American Standard Bible And as a band of robbers lie in wait for a person, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Certainly they have committed an act of infamy. NASB 1995 And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime. NASB 1977 And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime. Legacy Standard Bible And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed lewdness. Amplified Bible And as bands of robbers [lie in] wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the road toward Shechem [covering their crimes in that city of refuge]; Certainly they have committed crimes and outrages. Christian Standard Bible Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities. Holman Christian Standard Bible Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities. American Standard Version And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness. Contemporary English Version You priests are like a gang of robbers in ambush. On the road to Shechem you murder and commit other horrible crimes. English Revised Version And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness. GOD'S WORD® Translation The priests are like gangs of robbers who lie in ambush for a person. They murder on the road to Shechem. Certainly, they have committed a crime. Good News Translation The priests are like a gang of robbers who wait in ambush for someone. Even on the road to the holy place at Shechem they commit murder. And they do all this evil deliberately! International Standard Version Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes. Majority Standard Bible Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. NET Bible The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes! New Heart English Bible As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes. Webster's Bible Translation And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. World English Bible As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd as bands wait for a man, "" A company of priests murder—the way to Shechem, "" For they have done wickedness. Young's Literal Translation And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done. Smith's Literal Translation As troops waiting for a man, the company of priests will break in pieces the way with the shoulder: for they did wickedness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd like the jaws of highway robbers, they conspire with the priests who murder in the way those that pass out Sichem: for they have wrought wickedness. Catholic Public Domain Version And, like those who rob with skillful words, they, by conspiring with the priests, bring a death sentence to travelers on a pilgrimage from Shechem; for they have been performing evil deeds. New American Bible Like brigands lying in wait is the band of priests. They murder on the road to Shechem, indeed they commit a monstrous crime. New Revised Standard Version As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the road to Shechem, they commit a monstrous crime. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe priests have joined them on the way, and they have destroyed Shechem, because they have committed iniquities. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The Priests cooperated in the way and they murdered Shecheem, because they have done evil OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And as troops of robbers wait for a man, So doth the company of priests; They murder in the way toward Shechem; Yea, they commit enormity. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thy strength is that of a robber: the priests have hid the way, they have murdered the people of Sicima; for they have wrought iniquity in the house of Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel and Judah are Unrepentant…8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood. 9Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.… Cross References Jeremiah 11:9-10 And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem. / They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers. Micah 7:2-3 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. Isaiah 1:21 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Jeremiah 7:9-11 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. Ezekiel 22:25-27 The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. / Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. / Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain. Amos 3:10 “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.” Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Luke 11:39-42 Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. / You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? / But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you. ... John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. Romans 2:21-24 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? / You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? / You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? ... Matthew 21:13 And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” Mark 11:17 Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Luke 19:46 He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” 2 Timothy 3:5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! 1 John 3:12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous. Treasury of Scripture And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. as troops. Hosea 7:1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without. Ezra 8:31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way. Job 1:15-17 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee… so. Hosea 5:1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. Jeremiah 11:9 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Ezekiel 22:27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. by consent. 1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. lewdness. Jump to Previous Ambush Band Banded Bands Commit Committed Committing Company Consent Crimes Design Enormity Evil Lewdness Murder Priests Quickly Raiders Robbers Secretly Shameful Shechem Surely Thieves Together Troops Villainy Wait Waiting Watching Way WorkingJump to Next Ambush Band Banded Bands Commit Committed Committing Company Consent Crimes Design Enormity Evil Lewdness Murder Priests Quickly Raiders Robbers Secretly Shameful Shechem Surely Thieves Together Troops Villainy Wait Waiting Watching Way WorkingHosea 6 1. Exhortations to repent and hope in God.4. A lamentation over those who had sinned after conviction. 5. Reproofs of obstinate sinners, and threats against them. Like raiders who lie in ambush The imagery of "raiders" suggests a group of people who are violent and lawless, acting outside the bounds of societal norms. In the Hebrew context, the word for "raiders" can be associated with marauders or bandits who attack unexpectedly. This phrase sets the tone for the verse, indicating treachery and betrayal. The priests, who were supposed to be spiritual leaders and protectors of the people, are instead compared to these violent outlaws. This highlights the depth of their corruption and the betrayal of their sacred duties. so are the bands of priests they murder on the road to Shechem committing shameful crimes Hebrew Like raidersגְּדוּדִ֗ים (gə·ḏū·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1416: A band, troop who lie in ambush, וּכְחַכֵּ֨י (ū·ḵə·ḥak·kê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2442: To adhere to, to await [so does] a band חֶ֚בֶר (ḥe·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2267: Company, association, spell of priests; כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים (kō·hă·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest they murder יְרַצְּחוּ־ (yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder on the way דֶּ֖רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action to Shechem; שֶׁ֑כְמָה (šeḵ·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor surely כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they have committed עָשֽׂוּ׃ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make atrocities. זִמָּ֖ה (zim·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2154: A plan, device, wickedness Links Hosea 6:9 NIVHosea 6:9 NLT Hosea 6:9 ESV Hosea 6:9 NASB Hosea 6:9 KJV Hosea 6:9 BibleApps.com Hosea 6:9 Biblia Paralela Hosea 6:9 Chinese Bible Hosea 6:9 French Bible Hosea 6:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 6:9 As gangs of robbers wait to ambush (Ho Hs Hos.) |
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