Devine Scripture

Hosea 6:9

Hosea chapter 6 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

v.8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

v.9This passage

v.10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 11:9

    And Jehovah said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

  • Luke 22:2

    And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.

  • Ezekiel 22:9

    Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.

  • Hosea 5:1

    Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

  • Proverbs 1:11

    If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

  • John 11:47

    The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.