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Hosea 4:9

And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

KJV

Et erit sicut populus, sic sacerdos ; et visitabo super eum vias ejus, et cogitationes ejus reddam ei.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔσται καθὼς ὁ λαὸς οὕτως καὶ ὁ ἱερεύς, καὶ ἐκδικήσω ἐπ’ αὐτὸν τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὰ διαβούλια αὐτοῦ ἀνταποδώσω αὐτῷ.

LXX

And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.

ASV

וְ/הָיָ֥ה כָ/עָ֖ם כַּ/כֹּהֵ֑ן וּ/פָקַדְתִּ֤י עָלָי/ו֙ דְּרָכָ֔י/ו וּ/מַעֲלָלָ֖י/ו אָשִׁ֥יב לֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
הֶ֑ם
hm
verb · 303×
ו
v
noun · 43×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 2:44 — The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
  • Hos 1:4 — And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
  • Hos 10:10 — It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
  • Isa 24:2 — And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so
  • Isa 24:2 — And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so
  • Jer 5:31 — The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
  • Jer 23:11 — For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
  • Matt 15:14 — Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.