Hosea 6:9
“And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent : for they commit lewdness.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And as troops of robbers wait for a man,.... As a gang of highwaymen or footpads lie in wait in a ditch, or under a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent - Or (more probably) “in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
As troops of robbers - What a sad picture is this of the state of the priesthood! The country of Gilead was infamous for…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hosea 6:4-11
Two things, two evil things, both Judah and Ephraim are here charged with, and justly accused of: -
I. That they were…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And as troops Rather, And as bandits lying in wait, (so doth) the company of priests; they murder on the road towards…
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