World English Bible
Hosea 6:9
“As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.”
Verse in context — Hosea 6
7
But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there.
8
Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.
9
As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
10
In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.
11
Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.
About Hosea
God’s steadfast love for His unfaithful people, symbolized through Hosea’s marriage.
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