Hosea 6:9

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

And as

גְּדוּד

gᵉdûwd

H1416

a crowd (especially of soldiers)

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of

שָׁדַד

shâdad

H7703

properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage

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אָרַב

ʼârab

H693

to lurk

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for a

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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so the

קָהָל

qâhâl

H6951

assemblage (usually concretely)

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of

כֹּהֵן

kôhên

H3548

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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רָצַח

râtsach

H7523

properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder

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in the

דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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by

אוּת

ʼûwth

H225

properly, to come, i.e. (implied) to assent

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for they

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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זִמָּה

zimmâh

H2154

a plan, especially a bad one

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Key Terms in This Verse

troops H1416

גְּדוּד gᵉdûwd

a crowd (especially of soldiers)

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murder H7523

רָצַח râtsach

properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder

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robbers H7703

שָׁדַד shâdad

properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage

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consent H225

אוּת ʼûwth

properly, to come, i.e. (implied) to assent

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lewdness H2154

זִמָּה zimmâh

a plan, especially a bad one

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commit H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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company H6951

קָהָל qâhâl

assemblage (usually concretely)

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wait H693

אָרַב ʼârab

to lurk

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priests H3548

כֹּהֵן kôhên

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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way H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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Cross References

Hosea 7:1 cross-reference

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, and the troop of robbers spoileth witho...

Zephaniah 3:3 cross-reference

Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

Hosea 5:1 cross-reference

Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

John 11:47 cross-reference

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

Jeremiah 11:9 cross-reference

And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Mark 14:1 cross-reference

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

1 Kings 12:25 cross-reference

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

Ezra 8:31 cross-reference

Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day 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 a...

Ezekiel 22:27 cross-reference

Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 22:9 cross-reference

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

Micah 3:9 cross-reference

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.

Acts 4:24 cross-reference

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

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