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They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And as troops of robbers wait for a man, <i>so</i> the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, <i>So</i> the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as a band of robbers lie in wait for a person, <i>So</i> a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Certainly they have committed an act of infamy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as raiders wait for a man, <i>So</i> a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And as raiders wait for a man, <i>So</i> a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And as bands of robbers [lie in] wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the road toward Shechem [covering their crimes in that city of refuge]; Certainly they have committed crimes <i>and</i> outrages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You priests are like a gang of robbers in ambush. On the road to Shechem you murder and commit other horrible crimes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The priests are like a gang of robbers who wait in ambush for someone. Even on the road to the holy place at Shechem they commit murder. And they do all this evil deliberately! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And as bands wait for a man, "" A company of priests murder—the way to Shechem, "" For they have done wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As troops waiting for a man, the company of priests will break in pieces the way with the shoulder: for they did wickedness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And, like those who rob with skillful words, they, by conspiring with the priests, bring a death sentence to travelers on a pilgrimage from Shechem; for they have been performing evil deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like brigands lying in wait is the band of priests. They murder on the road to Shechem, indeed they commit a monstrous crime. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the road to Shechem, they commit a monstrous crime.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The priests have joined them on the way, and they have destroyed Shechem, because they have committed iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Priests cooperated in the way and they murdered Shecheem, because they have done evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And as troops of robbers wait for a man, So doth the company of priests; They murder in the way toward Shechem; Yea, they commit enormity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thy strength <i>is that</i> of a robber: the priests have hid the way, they have murdered <i>the people of</i> Sicima; for they have wrought iniquity in the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/6-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=918" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/6.htm">Israel and Judah are Unrepentant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1416.htm" title="1416: gə·ḏū·ḏîm (N-mp) -- A band, troop. From gadad; a crowd.">Like raiders</a> <a href="/hebrew/2442.htm" title="2442: ū·ḵə·ḥak·kê (Conj-w, Prep-k:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To wait, await. A primitive root; properly, to adhere to; hence, to await.">who lie in ambush,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2267.htm" title="2267: ḥe·ḇer (N-msc) -- Company, association, spell. From chabar; a society; also a spell.">so does a band</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hă·nîm (N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">of priests;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7523.htm" title="7523: yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū- (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To murder, slay. A primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. Kill, especially to murder.">they murder</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">on the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/7927.htm" title="7927: šeḵ·māh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Ridge, a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamor. The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine.">to Shechem;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">they have committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2154.htm" title="2154: zim·māh (N-fs) -- A plan, device, wickedness. Or zammah; from zamam; a plan, especially a bad one.">atrocities.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Jeremiah 11:9-10</a></span><br />And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem. / They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2-3</a></span><br />The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25-27</a></span><br />The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. / Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. / Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Amos 3:10</a></span><br />“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39-42</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. / You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? / But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br />You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-21.htm">Romans 2:21-24</a></span><br />you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? / You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? / You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a></span><br />And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-17.htm">Mark 11:17</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-46.htm">Luke 19:46</a></span><br />He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-5.htm">2 Timothy 3:5</a></span><br />having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-12.htm">1 John 3:12</a></span><br />Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.</p><p class="hdg">as troops.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Hosea 7:1</a></b></br> When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, <i>and</i> the troop of robbers spoileth without.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/8-31.htm">Ezra 8:31</a></b></br> Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth <i>day</i> of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-15.htm">Job 1:15-17</a></b></br> And the Sabeans fell <i>upon them</i>, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee… </p><p class="hdg">so.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Hosea 5:1</a></b></br> Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment <i>is</i> toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Jeremiah 11:9</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27</a></b></br> Her princes in the midst thereof <i>are</i> like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, <i>and</i> to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.</p><p class="hdg">by consent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-25.htm">1 Kings 12:25</a></b></br> Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.</p><p class="hdg">lewdness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">Ambush</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Band</a> <a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Banded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Crimes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Design</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Enormity</a> <a href="/hosea/5-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/hosea/5-4.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Murder</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/daniel/6-19.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Raiders</a> <a href="/daniel/11-14.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Shameful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-5.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/hosea/1-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Villainy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/daniel/12-12.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Way</a> <a href="/daniel/11-23.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Ambush</a> <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Band</a> <a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Banded</a> <a href="/hosea/11-4.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/mark/10-12.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Company</a> <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Crimes</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-13.htm">Design</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Enormity</a> <a href="/hosea/6-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Murder</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/genesis/49-19.htm">Raiders</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Shameful</a> <a href="/acts/7-16.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Together</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">Villainy</a> <a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Way</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Exhortations to repent and hope in God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/6-4.htm">A lamentation over those who had sinned after conviction.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Reproofs of obstinate sinners, and threats against them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient times, raiders would hide along travel routes to attack unsuspecting travelers. This imagery suggests premeditated evil and betrayal. The comparison to raiders highlights the severity of the priests' actions, as they were expected to be spiritual leaders and protectors of the people, not perpetrators of violence.<p><b>so does a band of priests</b><br>The priests, who were meant to be mediators between God and the people, are instead compared to violent criminals. This reflects the deep corruption within the religious leadership of Israel at the time. The priests' role was to uphold the law and guide the people in righteousness, but their actions were contrary to their calling, indicating a profound moral and spiritual decay.<p><b>they murder on the way to Shechem</b><br>Shechem was a significant city in Israel's history, known for its religious and political importance. It was a city of refuge, a place where people could seek asylum and justice. The mention of murder on the way to Shechem underscores the violation of justice and the perversion of a place meant for safety and sanctuary. This act of violence by the priests is a stark contrast to the city's intended purpose.<p><b>surely they have committed atrocities</b><br>The term "atrocities" indicates acts of extreme wickedness and cruelty. This phrase emphasizes the gravity of the priests' sins, which were not isolated incidents but part of a pattern of egregious behavior. The use of "surely" suggests certainty and condemnation, leaving no doubt about the priests' guilt. This reflects the broader theme of Hosea, which calls out the unfaithfulness and moral corruption of Israel, urging repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>Religious leaders in Israel who were expected to guide the people in worship and adherence to God's laws but are here accused of corruption and violence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>An ancient city of great historical and religious significance in Israel, often associated with covenantal events.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/marauders.htm">Marauders</a></b><br>Bandits or robbers who lie in wait to ambush and attack unsuspecting travelers, symbolizing the treachery of the priests.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ambush.htm">Ambush</a></b><br>A surprise attack from a concealed position, used metaphorically to describe the priests' betrayal and violence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a></b><br>Religious leaders are held to a high standard and are accountable for guiding people in truth and righteousness. Corruption among leaders can lead to widespread moral decay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_hypocrisy.htm">The Danger of Hypocrisy</a></b><br>Just as the priests in Hosea's time were guilty of hypocrisy, believers today must guard against outward religiosity that lacks inward transformation and genuine faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Hosea's message is a call to return to God with sincere hearts. True repentance involves turning away from sin and seeking God's mercy and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The actions of the priests had severe consequences for themselves and the nation. Sin, especially among leaders, can have far-reaching effects.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_restoration.htm">The Hope of Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the grim picture painted by Hosea, there is always hope for restoration when God's people turn back to Him in humility and faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_prophecies_in_the_bible.htm">What are Jacob's prophecies in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_blessings_for_his_sons.htm">What are Jacob's prophetic blessings for his sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_the_only_savior_in_hosea_13_4.htm">Hosea 13:4: How can God declare 'there is no Savior besides Me' while other passages depict human saviors or mediators, seeming to contradict this exclusivity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_i_do_what_i_don't_want_to.htm">What does 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Should be rendered, <span class= "ital">As a robber lies in wait, so the company of priests murder on the road to Shechem; yea, they execute the plot.</span> Shechem, charged with historic interest (Genesis to Judges), is also a city of refuge, a Levitical city, on the road to Bethel, where the priests of the calves resided. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm" title="Hear you this, O priests; and listen, you house of Israel; and give you ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because you have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.">Hosea 5:1</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/6-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Like raiders</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדוּדִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1416.htm">Strong's 1416: </a> </span><span class="str2">A band, troop</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who lie in ambush,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְחַכֵּ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ḥak·kê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2442.htm">Strong's 2442: </a> </span><span class="str2">To adhere to, to await</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[so does] a band</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֚בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2267.htm">Strong's 2267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Company, association, spell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of priests;</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they murder</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרַצְּחוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7523.htm">Strong's 7523: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash in pieces, kill, to murder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the way</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֖רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Shechem;</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֑כְמָה</span> <span class="translit">(šeḵ·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7927.htm">Strong's 7927: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">surely</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have committed</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשֽׂוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">atrocities.</span><br /><span class="heb">זִמָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(zim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2154.htm">Strong's 2154: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, device, wickedness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 6:9 As gangs of robbers wait to ambush (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/6-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 6:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 6:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/6-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 6:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 6:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>