Hosea 6:9

Translations

Modern

Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.

Traditional

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

Literal

Like raiders lying in wait for a man is the band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely, they have committed wickedness.

Latin

Et quasi fauces virorum latronum, particeps sacerdotum, in via interficientium pergentes de Sichem: quia scelus operati sunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.

Notes

Hosea 6:9

Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests: Hosea again condemns the religious leaders for their crimes (see Hosea 4:4–8).

Hosea 6:7–11

Hosea describes how human rebellion against God started with Adam and spread through Israel's cities to Judah.

Events

Prophecies of Hoseac. 785 BC

Related verses

Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
Proverbs 1:11–19
If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Hosea 7:1
When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets.
Hosea 5:1
“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
John 11:47
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
Ezra 8:31
On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.
Micah 3:9
Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,
Job 1:15–17
…the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
Mark 14:1
Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
Jeremiah 11:9
And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 22:27
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Luke 22:2–6
…and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.

Places

Shechem: City in Canaan, later allotted to Ephraim

Glossary

Ephraim (Place) Hosea, Book of Priests and Levites

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Christian Minister: False and Corrupt Robbers: Bands of Sin: The Israelites Theft: The Wicked: Lie in Wait to Commit

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