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Hosea 6:9
Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.
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.
World English Bible
As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
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.
Geneva Bible 1599
And as the eues waite for a man, so the companie of Priestes murder in the way by consent: for they worke mischiefe.
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.
Young's 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.
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.
8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.
10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.
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