Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: the prophet is become a snare of ruin upon all his ways, madness is in the house of his God. watchman. Songs 3:3 The watchmen who keep the city, found me: Have you seen him, whom my soul loveth? Isaiah 62:6 Upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen all the day, and all the night, they shall never hold their peace. You that are mindful of the Lord, hold not your peace, Jeremiah 6:17 And I appointed watchmen over you, saying: Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. And they said: We will not hearken. Jeremiah 31:6 For there shall be a day, in which the watchmen on mount Ephraim, shall cry: Arise, and let us go up to Sion to the Lord our God. Ezekiel 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: and thou shalt hear the word out of my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me. Ezekiel 33:7 So thou, O son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me. Micah 7:4 He that is best among them, is as a brier, and he that is righteous, as the thorn of the hedge. The day of thy inspection, thy visitation cometh: now shall be their destruction. Hebrews 13:17 Obey your prelates and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls: that they may do this with joy and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you. with. 1 Kings 17:1 And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth. 1 Kings 18:1,36-39 After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elias, in the third year, saying: Go, and shew thyself to Achab, that I may give rain upon the face of the earth. . . . 1 Kings 22:28 And Micheas said: If thou return in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said: Hear, all ye people. 2 Kings 2:14,21 And he struck the waters with the mantle of Elias, that had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said: Where is now the God of Elias? And he struck the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and Eliseus passed over. . . . 2 Kings 3:15-20 But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said: . . . 2 Kings 4:1-7,33-37,41 Now a certain woman of the wives of the prophets, cried to Eliseus, saying: Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant was one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take away my two sons to serve him. . . . 2 Kings 4:43 And his servant answered him: How much is this, that I should set it before a hundred men? He said again: Give to the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord: They shall eat, and there shall be left. 2 Kings 5:14,27 Then he went down, and washed in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child: and he was made clean. . . . 2 Kings 6:17,18 And Eliseus prayed, and said: Lord, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses, and chariots of fire round about Eliseus. . . . 2 Kings 7:2,19 Then one of the lords, upon whose hand the king leaned, answering the man of God, said: If the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, can that possibly be which thou sayest? And he said: Thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. . . . 2 Kings 13:21 And some that were burying a man, saw the rovers, and cast the body into the sepulchre of Eliseus. And when it had touched the bones of Eliseus, the man came to life and stood upon his feet. but. Hosea 5:1 Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over and a net spread upon Thabor. 1 Kings 18:19 Nevertheless send now, and gather unto me all Israel, unto Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, who eat at Jezabel's table. 1 Kings 22:6,11,22 Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall I go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall I forbear? They answered: Go up, and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king. . . . Jeremiah 6:14 And they healed the breach of the daughter of my people disgracefully, saying: Peace, peace: and there was no peace. Jeremiah 14:13 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, the prophets say to them: You shall not see the sword, and there shall be no famine among you, but he will give you true peace in this place. Lamentations 2:14 Nun. Thy prophets have seen false and foolish things for thee: and they have not laid open thy iniquity, to excite thee to penance: but they have seen for thee false revelations and banishments. Lamentations 4:13 Mem. 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. in the. John 15:24 If I had not done among them the works that no other man hath done, they would not have sin: but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father. Romans 3:7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner? Context Hosea Announces Israel's Punishment…7The days of visitation are come, the days of repaying are come: know ye, O Israel, that the prophet was foolish, the spiritual man was mad, for the multitude of thy iniquity, and the multitude of thy madness. 8The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: the prophet is become a snare of ruin upon all his ways, madness is in the house of his God.9They have sinned deeply, as in the days of Gabaa: he will remember their iniquity, and will visit their sin.… Cross References Psalm 124:7 Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered. Ecclesiastes 9:12 Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them. Jeremiah 23:13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied in Baal and deceived my people Israel. Hosea 5:1 Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over and a net spread upon Thabor. Hosea 9:7 The days of visitation are come, the days of repaying are come: know ye, O Israel, that the prophet was foolish, the spiritual man was mad, for the multitude of thy iniquity, and the multitude of thy madness. Hosea 9:9 They have sinned deeply, as in the days of Gabaa: he will remember their iniquity, and will visit their sin. Lexicon The prophetנָבִ֞יא (nā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet is Ephraim’s אֶפְרַ֖יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory watchman, צֹפֶ֥ה (ṣō·p̄eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await along with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with my God, אֱלֹהָ֑י (’ĕ·lō·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative [yet] the snare פַּ֤ח (paḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6341: A, sheet, a spring net of the fowler יָקוֹשׁ֙ (yā·qō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3352: Entangling, a snarer [lies] on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every his paths. דְּרָכָ֔יו (də·rā·ḵāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Hostility מַשְׂטֵמָ֖ה (maś·ṭê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4895: Animosity is in the house בְּבֵ֥ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of his God! אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Additional Translations The 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!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. Ephraim 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. 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. Is 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. Ephraim 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. 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. A 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. Ephraim 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. Jump to Previous Await Bird Enmity Ephraim E'phraim Fowler Fowler's Great Hate Hatred Hostility House Net Paths Prophet Snare Snares Watches Watchman WaysJump to Next Await Bird Enmity Ephraim E'phraim Fowler Fowler's Great Hate Hatred Hostility House Net Paths Prophet Snare Snares Watches Watchman WaysExternal Links Hosea 9:8 NIVHosea 9:8 NLT Hosea 9:8 ESV Hosea 9:8 NASB Hosea 9:8 ASV Hosea 9:8 Bible Apps Hosea 9:8 Biblia Paralela Hosea 9:8 Chinese Bible Hosea 9:8 French Bible Hosea 9:8 German Bible Alphabetical: a all along and await bird catcher Ephraim God him his hostility house in is my of on only over paths prophet snare snares The there was watchman ways with yet OT Prophets: Hosea 9:8 A prophet watches over Ephraim with my (Ho Hs Hos.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |