The (A)watchman of Ephraim is with my God;
But the prophet is a [a]fowler’s snare in all his ways—
Enmity in the house of his God.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 9:8 One who catches birds in a trap or snare

Impending Judgment on Israel and Judah

“Hear this, O priests!
Take heed, O house of Israel!
Give ear, O house of the king!
For [a]yours is the judgment,
Because (A)you have been a snare to Mizpah
And a net spread on Tabor.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:1 Or to you

17 (A)“Son of man, I have made you (B)a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them (C)warning from Me:

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The best of them is (A)like a brier;
The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge;
The day of your watchman and your punishment comes;
Now shall be their perplexity.

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(A)I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall [a]never hold their peace day or night.
You who [b]make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:6 not be silent
  2. Isaiah 62:6 remember

17 (A)Obey those who [a]rule over you, and be submissive, for (B)they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

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  1. Hebrews 13:17 lead

24 If I had not done among them (A)the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have (B)seen and also hated both Me and My Father.

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(A)“So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me.

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13 (A)Because of the sins of her prophets
And the iniquities of her priests,
(B)Who shed in her midst
The blood of the just.

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14 Your (A)prophets have seen for you
False and deceptive visions;
They have not (B)uncovered your iniquity,
To bring back your captives,
But have envisioned for you false (C)prophecies and delusions.

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For there shall be a day
When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim,
(A)‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
To the Lord our God.’ ”

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13 (A)Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you [a]assured (B)peace in this place.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:13 true

17 Also, I set (A)watchmen over you, saying,
(B)‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not listen.’

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