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Hosea 6:9

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As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man,
so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem,
committing shameful crimes.

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Hosea 6:9 in other translations

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.

Hosea 6:9 · American Standard Version

Hosea 6:9 in context

  1. 7But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant.
    They were unfaithful to me, there.
  2. 8Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity;
    it is stained with blood.
  3. 9As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man,
    so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem,
    committing shameful crimes.
  4. 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing.
    There is prostitution in Ephraim.
    Israel is defiled.
  5. 11“Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you,
    when I restore the fortunes of my people.