“As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man,so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem,committing shameful crimes.”
Hosea 6:9 (WEB)
Context Reading
7But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant.They were unfaithful to me there. 8Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity;it is stained with blood. 9As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man,so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem,committing shameful crimes. 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing.There is prostitution in Ephraim.Israel is defiled. 11“Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you,when I restore the fortunes of my people.