Jump to Previous 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 WorkingJump to Next 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 WorkingParallel Verses English Standard Version As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy. New American Standard Bible And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime. King James Bible And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. Holman Christian Standard Bible Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities. International Standard Version Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes. NET Bible The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes! GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. King James 2000 Bible And as bands of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. American 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. 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. Douay-Rheims Bible And like the jaws of highway robbers, they conspire with the priests who murder in the way those that pass out Sichem: for they have wrought wickedness. Darby Bible 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. English Revised 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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 in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes. 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. Lexicon And as troopsgduwd (ghed-ood') a crowd (especially of soldiers) -- army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers). of robbers wait chakah (khaw-kaw') to adhere to; hence, to await -- long, tarry, wait. for a man 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) so the company cheber (kheh'-ber) a society; also a spell -- + charmer(-ing), company, enchantment, wide. of priests kohen (ko-hane') literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer. murder ratsach (raw-tsakh') to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er). in the way derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb by consent shkem (shek-em') the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill -- back, consent, portion, shoulder. Shkem (shek-em') ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine -- Shechem. for they commit `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application lewdness zimmah (zim-maw') a plan, especially a bad one -- heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness). Multilingual Osée 6:9 FrenchLinks Hosea 6:9 NIV • Hosea 6:9 NLT • Hosea 6:9 ESV • Hosea 6:9 NASB • Hosea 6:9 KJV • Hosea 6:9 Bible Apps • Hosea 6:9 Parallel • Bible Hub |