Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.
New American Standard Bible
So a band of priests
Surely they have committed
King James Version
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
International Standard Version
Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
A Conservative 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 iniquity.
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.
Amplified
And as bands of robbers [lie in] wait for a man,
So a band of priests murder on the road toward
Certainly they have committed crimes and outrages.
Bible in Basic English
And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.
Darby Translation
And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.
Julia Smith Translation
As troops waiting for a man, the company of priests will break in pieces the way with the shoulder: for they did wickedness.
King James 2000
And as bands of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like bandits lying in wait, [so is] a band of priests; they murder [on the] road to Shechem; indeed, they commit a monstrous crime.
Modern King James verseion
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; for they committed wickedness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The multitude of the priests is like a heap of thieves, murderers and bloodthirsty: for they have wrought abomination.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
And, like liers in wait for a man, in troops, is a band of priests, on the road, will they murder towards Shechem, - because, a shameful deed, they have done.
Webster
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 in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
Youngs 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.
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 6:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call To Yahweh
8
tracked with bloody footprints.
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.
Ephraim’s promiscuity is there;
Names
Cross References
Hosea 7:1
the sins of Ephraim
will be exposed.
For they practice fraud;
a thief breaks in;
a raiding party pillages outside.
Hosea 5:1
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.
1 Kings 12:25
Jeroboam built Shechem
Ezra 8:31
We set out from the Ahava River
Job 1:15-17
the Sabeans
Proverbs 1:11-19
Let’s set an ambush
Let’s attack some innocent person
Jeremiah 7:9-10
“Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?
Jeremiah 11:9
The Lord said to me, “A conspiracy has been discovered among the men of Judah
Ezekiel 22:9
There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood.
Ezekiel 22:27
“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.
Micah 3:9
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,
Zephaniah 3:3
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for
Mark 14:1
After
Luke 22:2-6
The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death,
John 11:47
So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin
Acts 4:24
When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.