Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

The watchman of Ephraim was with my God. The prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

New American Standard Bible

Ephraim was a watchman with my God, a prophet;
Yet the snare of a bird catcher is in all his ways,
And there is only hostility in the house of his God.

King James Version

The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

Holman Bible

Ephraim’s watchman is with my God.
The prophet encounters a fowler’s snare
on all his ways.
Hostility is in the house of his God!

International Standard Version

While Ephraim stands watch with my God, the prophet has snares set that will trap his ways, and hostility lodges in the Temple of his God.

A Conservative Version

Ephraim [was] a watchman with my God. As for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, [and] enmity in the house of his God.

American Standard Version

Ephraim was a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God.

Amplified


Ephraim was a watchman with my God, a [true] prophet [to warn the nation];
But the snare of a bird catcher was laid in all his paths.
And there is only deep hostility in the house of his God (the land of Israel).

Bible in Basic English

There is great hate against the watchman of Ephraim, the people of my God; as for the prophet, there is a net in all his ways, and hate in the house of his God.

Darby Translation

Is Ephraim a watchman with my God? nay the prophet is a fowler's snare on all his ways, enmity in the house of his God.

Julia Smith Translation

The watchman of Ephraim with God: the prophet the snare of a fowler upon all his ways; destruction in the house of his God.

King James 2000

The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The prophet keeps watch [over] Ephraim for my God; the snare of a fowler [is] on all his ways, and hostility in the house of his God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Ephraim hath made himself a watchman of my God, a prophet that is become a snare to do hurt in every street, and abomination in the house of his God.

NET Bible

The prophet is a watchman over Ephraim on behalf of God, yet traps are laid for him along all of his paths; animosity rages against him in the land of his God.

New Heart English Bible

A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler's snare is on all of his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.

The Emphasized Bible

The watchman of Ephraim, should have been with my God: As for the prophet, the snare of the fowler, is on all his ways, a prosecution awaiteth him , in the house of his God.

Webster

The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

World English Bible

A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler's snare is on all of his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.

Youngs Literal Translation

Ephraim is looking away from My God, The prophet! a snare of a fowler is over all his ways, Hatred is in the house of his God.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The watchman
צפה 
Tsaphah 
Usage: 36

of Ephraim
אפרים 
'Ephrayim 
Usage: 180

was with my God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

but the prophet
נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

is a snare
פּח 
Pach 
Usage: 27

of a fowler
יקושׁ 
Yaqowsh 
Usage: 1

in all his ways
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

and hatred
משׂטמה 
Mastemah 
Usage: 2

in the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

References

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Ephraim Faces Punishment

7 The days of her judgment have come; the days of vengeance have come; Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and the great hatred. 8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God. The prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 9 They have deeply corrupted, as in days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins.


Cross References

Hosea 5:1

Hear this, O priests, and listen, house of Israel. And give ear, house of the king. For judgment is toward you, because you have been a snare on Mizpah and a net spread on Tabor.

Ezekiel 3:17

Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the Word of My mouth, and give them warning from Me.

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the sojourners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except according to my word.

1 Kings 18:1

And it happened after many days the Word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab. And I will send rain on the earth.

1 Kings 18:19

And now send and gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and four hundred and fifty of the prophets of Baal, and four hundred of the prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.

1 Kings 18:36-39

And it happened at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel, and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your Word.

1 Kings 22:6

And the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth in Gilead to battle, or shall I hold back? And they said, Go up! For Jehovah shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

1 Kings 22:11

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself. And he said, So says Jehovah, With these you shall push the Syrians until you have crushed them.

1 Kings 22:22

And Jehovah said to him, With what? And he said, I will go forth and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And He said, You shall entice him and succeed also. Go forth and do so.

1 Kings 22:28

And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Listen, O people, all of them!

2 Kings 2:14

And he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah, even He? And he also hit the waters, and they parted here and there. And Elisha went over.

2 Kings 2:21

And he went forth to the spring of the waters and threw the salt in there, and said, So says Jehovah, I have healed these waters. There shall not be any more death or barrenness from there.

2 Kings 3:15-20

And now bring me a minstrel. And it happened when the minstrel played, the hand of Jehovah came on him.

2 Kings 4:1-7

And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead. And you know that your servant feared Jehovah. And the lender has come to take my two children to himself for slaves.

2 Kings 4:33-37

And he went in and shut the door on the two of them, and prayed to Jehovah.

2 Kings 4:41

And he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot. And he said, Pour out for the people, and they may eat. And there was no evil thing in the pot.

2 Kings 4:43

And his servant said, What? Should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give to the people so that they may eat, for so says Jehovah, They shall eat and shall leave some.

2 Kings 5:14

And he went down and dipped seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God. And his flesh came again like the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean.

2 Kings 5:27

And the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your seed forever. And he went out from his presence as leprous as snow.

2 Kings 6:17-18

And Elisha prayed and said, I pray You, Jehovah, open his eyes so that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

2 Kings 7:2

And the third officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah would make windows in heaven, then this thing might be. And he said, Behold, you shall see with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.

2 Kings 7:19

And the third officer answered the man of God and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, then such a thing might be. And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.

2 Kings 13:21

And it happened as they were burying a man, behold, they spied a band. And they threw the man into the grave of Elisha. And the man went down and touched the bones of Elisha, and revived and stood up on his feet.

Song of Songs 3:3

The watchmen going about the city found me. I said, Have you seen Him whom my soul loves?

Isaiah 62:6

I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who will not always be silent all the day nor all the night; you who remember Jehovah, do not be silent.

Jeremiah 6:14

They have also healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.

Jeremiah 6:17

Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Listen to the sound of the ram's horn. But they said, We will not listen.

Jeremiah 14:13

Then I said, Ah, O Lord Jehovah! Behold, the prophets are saying to them, You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine; but I will give you true peace in this place.

Jeremiah 31:6

For there shall be a day that the watchmen on Mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise and let us go up to Zion to Jehovah our God!

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets have seen false and foolish things for you, and they have not uncovered your iniquity, to turn away your captivity; but they have seen false oracles and seductions for you.

Lamentations 4:13

For the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, shedding the blood of the just in her midst,

Ezekiel 33:7

And you, son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore you shall hear the Word from My mouth, and warn them from Me.

Micah 7:4

The best of them is like a briar; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day of your watchmen and your punishment comes; now their shame shall come.

John 15:24

If I had not done among them the works which no other did, they would not have had sin. But now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father.

Romans 3:7

For if in my lie the truth has more abounded to His glory why am I still judged as a sinner?

Hebrews 13:17

Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.

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