Hosea 6:9 - The Scriptures 1998

⁹ “And as bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder on the way to Sheḵ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder on the road toward Shechem; yes, they commit villainy and outrages.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ 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.

Common English Bible

⁹ As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are in league with each other; they murder on the road to Shechem; they have done evil things.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ 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.

Hosea 6:9 Cross References

Genesis 12:6

And Aḇ

1 Kings 12:25

And Yaroḇ

Ezra 8:31

Then we set out from the Ahawa River on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Yerushalayim. And the hand of our Elohim was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambush along the way.

Jeremiah 11:9

And יהוה  said to me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Yehuḏ

Ezekiel 22:25

“There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured life, they have taken wealth and precious matters, they have made many widows in her midst.

Ezekiel 22:27

“Her leaders in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy lives, and to get greedy gain.

Ezekiel 22:9

“Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. And in you are those who eat on the mountains. They have done wickedness in your midst.

Ezekiel 23:27

‘And I shall put an end to your wickedness and to your whorings from the land of Mitsrayim, so that you do not lift your eyes to them neither remember Mitsrayim any more.’

Hosea 2:10

“And now I shall uncover her shame before the eyes of her lovers, and no one shall deliver her from My hand.

Hosea 4:2

“Swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery have increased. And bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Hosea 5:1

“Hear this, O priests! And listen, O house of Yisra’ĕ

Hosea 5:2

“And they have made deep the pit of Shittim, so I reprove them all.

Hosea 7:1

“Whenever I would heal Yisra’ĕ

Micah 3:9

Hear this, please, you heads of the house of Yaʽ

Micah 7:2

The kind one has perished from the earth, and there is no one straight among men. All of them lie in wait for blood, everyone hunts his brother with a net.

Zephaniah 3:3

Her rulers in her midst are roaring lions, her judges are evening wolves, they shall leave no bone until morning.

Mark 14:1

Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to take Him through treachery and put Him to death.

John 11:47

So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? Because this Man does many signs.

Acts 4:24

And having heard that, they lifted up their voice to Elohim with one mind and said, “יהוה, You are Elohim, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them,