Hosea 9 · Verse 8

Hosea 9:8

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.
Hosea 9:8, King James Version

Hosea 9:8 in other translations

BSBThe prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!
WEBA prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler’s snare is on all of his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.
ASVEphraim was a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler’s snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God.
YLTEphraim is looking away from My God, The prophet! a snare of a fowler is over all his ways, Hatred is in the house of his God.
DARBYIs Ephraim a watchman with my God? nay the prophet is a fowler's snare on all his ways, enmity in the house of his God.
BBEThere is great hate against the watchman of Ephraim, the people of my God; as for the prophet, there is a net in all his ways, and hate in the house of his God.
WebsterThe 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.

What does Hosea 9:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. The watchman ... was with my God--The spiritual watchmen, the true prophets, formerly consulted my God (Jr 31:6; Ha 2:1); but their so-called prophet is a snare, entrapping Israel into idolatry. hatred--rather, "(a cause of) apostasy" (see Ho 9:7) [Maurer]. house of his God--that is, the state of Ephraim, as in Ho 8:1 [Maurer]. Or, "the house of his (false) god," the calves [Calvin]. Jehovah, "my God," seems contrasted with "his God." Calvin's view is therefore preferable.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 The watchman of Ephraim - The true prophet, was with - faithful to, God. The prophet - The false prophet is the snare of a fowler; is continually deceiving the people, and leading them into snares, and infusing into their hearts deep hatred against God and his worship.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 9:7-10

Time had been when the spiritual watchmen of Israel were with the Lord, but now they were like the snare of a fowler to entangle persons to their ruin. The people were become as corrupt as those of Gibeah, Judg. 19; and their crimes should be visited in like manner. At first God had found Israel pleasing to Him, as grapes to the traveller in the wilderness. He saw them with pleasure as the first ripe figs. This…

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Hosea 9:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

צֹפֶ֥הtzo.Peh[was] a watchmanH6822
אֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiGod myH430
נָבִ֞יאna.Vi'a prophetH5030
פַּ֤חpacha trap ofH6341
יָקוֹשׁ֙ya.ko.Vosha fowlerH3352
עַל\־'al-[is] onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
דְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.Khavways hisH1870
מַשְׂטֵמָ֖הmas.te.MahanimosityH4895
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veit[is] in [the] house ofH1004
אֱלֹהָֽיו\׃'e.lo.HavGod hisH430

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Cross references for Hosea 9:8

  • Hosea 5:1

    Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

  • John 15:24

    If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

  • Ezekiel 3:17

    Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

  • Ezekiel 33:7

    So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

  • Lamentations 4:13

    For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

  • Isaiah 62:6

    I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,

  • Hebrews 13:17

    Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

  • 2 Kings 3:15-20

    But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. …

  • Lamentations 2:14

    Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

  • Jeremiah 6:14

    They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • 2 Kings 13:21

    And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

  • Micah 7:4

    The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
watchman.
So 3:3; Isa 62:6; Jer 6:17; 31:6; Eze 3:17; 33:7; Mic 7:4; Heb 13:17
with.
1Ki 17:1; 18:1,36-39; 22:28; 2Ki 2:14,21; 3:15-20; 4:1-7,33-37,41
2Ki 4:43; 5:14,27; 6:17,18; 7:2,19; 13:21
but.
5:1; 1Ki 18:19; 22:6,11,22; Jer 6:14; 14:13; La 2:14; 4:13
in the. or, against the.
Joh 15:24; Ro 3:7

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Context

  • Hosea 9:7

    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.

  • Hosea 9:8

    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.

  • Hosea 9:9

    They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

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Hosea 9:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Atalaya es Ephraim para con mi Dios: el profeta es lazo de cazador en todos sus caminos, odio en la casa de su Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Éphraïm est aux aguets, regardant à d’autres à côté de mon Dieu. Le prophète est un piège d’oiseleur sur tous ses chemins, une hostilité dans la maison de son Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ephraim schaut nach Offenbarungen aus neben meinem Gott; der Prophet-eines Vogelstellers Schlinge ist auf allen seinen Wegen, Feindseligkeit ist im Hause seines Gottes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Speculator Ephraim cum Deo meo, propheta laqueus ruinæ factus est super omnes vias ejus; insania in domo Dei ejus.