Hosea 6:9

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Summary

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

As troops

So

By consent

1 Kings 12:25

General references

Jeremiah 11:9

Bible References

As troops

When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets.

Then we went away from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was on us, and he gave us salvation from our haters and those who were waiting to make an attack on us by the way.

And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;

So

Give ear to this, O priests; give attention, O Israel, and you, family of the king; for you are to be judged; you have been a deceit at Mizpah and a net stretched out on Tabor.

And the Lord said to me, There is an evil design at work among the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem.

Her rulers in her are like wolves violently taking their food; putting men to death and causing the destruction of souls, so that they may get their profit.

Then give ear to this, you heads of the children of Jacob, you rulers of the children of Israel, hating what is right, twisting what is straight.

Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes made designs how they might take him by deceit and put him to death:

And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.

Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

By consent

Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel.

General references

And the Lord said to me, There is an evil design at work among the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem.