NASB
"And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime."
— Hosea 6:9, NASB
“And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.”
“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. ”
“As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.”
“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!”
“And like the jaws of highway robbers, they conspire with the priests who murder in the way those that pass out of Sichem: for they have wrought wickedness.”
“And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.”
“And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.”
For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously against Me.
Gilead is a city of wrongdoers, Tracked with bloody footprints.
And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime.
In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.
Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, When I restore the fortunes of My people.