Hosea 6:9

New International Reader's Version

On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers. They hide and wait to attack people. They murder them. So they carry out their evil plans.

Cross References

Genesis 12:6

Abram traveled through the land. He went as far as the large tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were living in the land.

1 Kings 12:25

Jeroboam built up the walls of Shechem. It was in the hill country of Ephraim. Jeroboam made Shechem his home. From there he went out and built up Peniel.

Ezra 8:31

On the 12th day of the first month we started out. We left the canal that flows toward Ahava. And we headed for Jerusalem. Our God helped us. He kept us safe from enemies and robbers along the way.

Jeremiah 11:9

The Lord continued, “The people of Judah have made some evil plans. So have those who live in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 22:25

Ezekiel, the princes of the land are like a roaring lion that tears its food apart. They eat people up. They take treasures and other valuable things. They cause many women in the land to become widows.

Ezekiel 22:27

The officials in the land are like wolves that tear their food apart. They spill blood and kill people to get rich.

Ezekiel 22:9

You have spread lies about others so you can spill someone’s blood. You eat at the mountain temples. You commit impure acts.

Ezekiel 23:27

You became an impure prostitute in Egypt. But I will put a stop to all of that. You will no longer want to do any of it. You will not remember Egypt anymore.”

Hosea 2:10

So now I’ll uncover her body. All her lovers will see it. No one can stop me from punishing her.

Hosea 4:2

People curse one another. They tell lies and commit murder. They steal and commit adultery. They break all my laws. They keep spilling the blood of other people.

Hosea 5:1

“Listen to me, you priests! Pay attention, people of Israel! Listen, you members of the royal family! Here is my decision against you. You have been like a trap at Mizpah. You have been like a net spread out on Mount Tabor.

Hosea 5:2

You refuse to obey me. You are knee-deep in killing. So I will punish all of you.

Hosea 7:1

I would like to heal Israel. But when I try to, Ephraim’s sins are brought out into the open. The crimes of Samaria are made known to everyone. The people tell lies. They break into houses and steal. They rob others in the streets.

Micah 3:9

Listen to me, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You hate to do what is fair. You twist everything that is right.

Micah 7:2

Faithful people have disappeared from the land. Those who are honest are gone. Everyone hides and waits to spill the blood of others. They use nets to try and trap one another.

Zephaniah 3:3

Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.

Mark 14:1

The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away. The chief priests and the teachers of the law were plotting to arrest Jesus secretly. They wanted to kill him.

John 11:47

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What can we do?” they asked. “This man is performing many signs.

Acts 4:24

The believers heard this. Then they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Lord and King,” they said, “you made the heavens, the earth and the sea. You made everything in them.