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Hosea 6:9
The Voice
Hosea 6:9
The Voice
This may be a reference to Jephthah’s return from the slaughter of the Ephraimites (Judges 11).
9 As the priests travel together down the road,
they’re like a band of robbers setting an ambush.
They are like their ancestor Levi who committed murder at Shechem,[a]
deceiving the people by their treachery.
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Hosea 6:9
New International Version
Hosea 6:9
New International Version
Hosea 6:9
King James Version
Hosea 6:9
King James Version
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.
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Hosea 6:9
New King James Version
Hosea 6:9
New King James Version
9 As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man,
So the company of (A)priests (B)murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they commit (C)lewdness.
Hosea 6:9
English Standard Version
Hosea 6:9
English Standard Version
9 As robbers (A)lie in wait for a man,
so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to (B)Shechem;
they commit villainy.
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