Hosea 6:9 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder on the road toward Shechem; yes, they commit villainy and outrages.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder on the road toward Shechem; yes, they commit villainy and outrages.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.

English EASY 2024

The priests join together like robbers. They hide themselves and they are ready to attack. They wait on the road to Shechem, ready to murder people who pass that way. They have done wicked things.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The priests are like gangs of robbers hiding and waiting on the road to attack someone. They murder people before they reach safety in Shechem. They do such evil things.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The priests are like a gang of robbers who wait in ambush for someone. Even on the road to the holy place at Shechem they commit murder. And they do all this evil deliberately!

English God's Word - GW 1995

The priests are like gangs of robbers who lie in ambush for a person. They murder on the road to Shechem. Certainly, they have committed a crime.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Like robbers who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed lewdness.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

As robbers lie in wait for someone, so a company of priests murder on the way to Shechem. They commit a shameful deed.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

As brigands ambush a man, a band of priests slay on the way to Shechem, committing monstrous crime.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers. They hide and wait to attack people. They murder them and commit other shameful crimes.

English NIV

As marauders lie in ambush for a man, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

English NKJ 1982

As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness.

English NLT

Its citizens are bands of robbers, lying in ambush for their victims. Gangs of priests murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the road to Shechem, they commit a monstrous crime.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“The priests are like a gang of robbers waiting in ambush, a gang of priests who commit murder on the road to Shechem. What heinous crimes they have committed!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the way to Shechem, yea, they commit villainy.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Her citizens are gangs of robbers, lying in ambush for their victims; packs of priests murder along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.

English Tyndale 1537

The multitude of the priests is like an heap of thieves, murderers and bloodthirsty: for they have wrought abomination.