Hosea 9:8

The watchman of Ephraim was with God: the prophet is a crooked snare in all his ways: they have established madness in the house of God.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

In Context

7The days of vengeance are come, the days of thy recompense are come; and Israel shall be afflicted as the prophet that is mad, as a man deranged: by reason of the multitude of thine iniquities thy madness has abounded.

9They have corrupted themselves according to the days of the hill: he will remember their iniquities, he will take vengeance on their sins.

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:1And Eliu the prophet, the Thesbite of Thesbæ of Galaad, said to Achaab, As the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, + 17:1 Gr. if there shall be, etc.there shall not be these years dew nor rain, except by the + 17:1 Gr. mouth of my word.word of my mouth.

1 Kings 18:19And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of + 18:19 Heb. Baal. See Jer. 11. 13; Hos. 9. 10.shame four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, that eat at Jezabel's table.

1 Kings 22:6And the king of Israel gathered all the prophets together, about four hundred men; and the king said to them, Shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? and they said, Go up, and the Lord will surely give it into the hands of the king.

1 Kings 22:22And the Lord said to him, Whereby? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt deceive him, yea, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

2 Kings 2:14and he took the mantle of Eliu, which fell from off him, and smote the water, and said, Where is the Lord God of Eliu? + 2:14 The Gr. here copies the Heb. אח הו 'he also'.and he smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither; and Elisaie went over.

2 Kings 3:15And now fetch me a harper. And it came to pass, as the harper harped, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 9:8-11

Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 740.) 7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. 8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. 10 I found… Read the whole commentary →

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