Verse 8
Hosea 9:8
New Living Translation
8
The prophet is a watchman over Israel for my God (Elohim),<br>yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes.<br>He faces hostility even in the house of God (Elohim).<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
צֹפֶ֥ה אֶפְרַ֖יִם עִם אֱלֹהָ֑/י נָבִ֞יא פַּ֤ח יָקוֹשׁ֙ עַל כָּל דְּרָכָ֔י/ו מַשְׂטֵמָ֖ה בְּ/בֵ֥ית אֱלֹהָֽי/ו
English Translation
Ephraim watches with my God; a prophet is a trap on all his paths, a net in the house of my God.
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