Hosea 6:9

And as troupes of robbers waite for a man, so the company of priestes murther in the way by consent: for they commit lewdnesse.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And as raiders wait for a man, {So} a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.
- Basic English Bible

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

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.
- Darby Bible

And like the jaws of highway robbers, they conspire with the priests who murder in the way those that pass out Sichem: for they have wrought wickedness.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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 Revised Version

As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Hosea 6:9

6:9 The company of priests - The priests by companies lay wait, and rob, and murder.