Hosea 6:9 Parallel Translations

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.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

And 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.

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.

Hosea 6:9 Cross References

XREF:

Jeremiah 7:9 "Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known,

Jeremiah 7:10 then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, 'We are delivered!'-- that you may do all these abominations?

Ezekiel 22:9 "Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.

Ezekiel 23:27 Thus I will make your lewdness and your harlotry brought from the land of Egypt to cease from you, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.'

Hosea 2:10 "And then I will uncover her lewdness In the sight of her lovers, And no one will rescue her out of My hand.

Hosea 4:2 There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Hosea 7:1 When I would heal Israel, The iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they deal falsely; The thief enters in, Bandits raid outside, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

6:9 The company of priests - The priests by companies lay wait, and rob, and murder.

MHC:

6:4-11 Sometimes Israel and Judah seemed disposed to repent under their sufferings, but their goodness vanished like the empty morning cloud, and the early dew, and they were as vile as ever. Therefore the Lord sent awful messages by the prophets. The word of God will be the death either of the sin or of the sinner. God desired mercy rather than sacrifice, and that knowledge of him which produces holy fear and love. This exposes the folly of those who trust in outward observances, to make up for their want of love to God and man. As Adam broke the covenant of God in paradise, so Israel had broken his national covenant, notwithstanding all the favours they received. Judah also was ripe for Divine judgments. May the Lord put his fear into our hearts, and set up his kingdom within us, and never leave us to ourselves, nor suffer us to be overcome by temptation.

CONC:

Ambush Band Banded Bands Commit Committed Committing Company Consent Crime Crimes Design Enormity Evil Gangs Lewdness Lie Murder Priests Quickly Raiders Road Robbers Secretly Shameful Shechem Surely Thieves Troops Villainy Wait Waiting Watching Wickedness Working Yea

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 Working

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

Online Parallel Bible