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Hosea 6:9

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…