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Hos. 9:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

Jer. 6:17• ¹⁷{i}Also I have set watchmen over you: —Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.{/i} (Jer. 6:17)

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Cross References

watchman.

Song of Sol. 3:3• ³The watchmen that go about the city found me:{HR}—Have ye seen him whom my soul loveth?— (Song of Sol. 3:3)

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Isa. 62:6• ⁶I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace all day and all night: ye that put Jehovah in remembrance, take ye no rest, (Isa. 62:6)

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Jer. 6:17• ¹⁷{i}Also I have set watchmen over you: —Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.{/i} (Jer. 6:17)

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Jer. 31:6• ⁶For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto Jehovah our God. (Jer. 31:6)

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Ezek. 3:17• ¹⁷{i}Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.{/i} (Ezek. 3:17)

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Ezek. 33:7• ⁷So 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. (Ezek. 33:7)

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Mic. 7:4• ⁴{i}The best of them is as a briar; the most upright, worse than a thorn-fence. The day of thy watchmen, thy visitation is come; now shall be their perplexity.{/i} (Mic. 7:4)

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Heb. 13:17• ¹⁷Obey your leaders, and be submissive, for they watch over your souls, as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this [were] unprofitable for you. (Heb. 13:17)

with.

1 Kings 17:1• ¹{i}And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,{/i} there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. (1 Kings 17:1)

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1 Kings 18:1,36‑39• ¹{i}And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.{/i}
³⁶And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Jehovah God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
³⁷Hear me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this people may know that thou art Jehovah God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
³⁸Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
³⁹And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is the God; Jehovah, he is the God. (1 Kings 18:1,36‑39)

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1 Kings 22:28• ²⁸{i}And Micah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O peoples, all of you!{/i} (1 Kings 22:28)

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2 Kings 2:14,21• ¹⁴And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters and said, Where is Jehovah God of Elijah? And when he also had smitten the waters they parted hither and thither; and Elisha went over.
²¹And he went forth unto the spring of the waters and cast the salt in there and said, Thus saith Jehovah, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more dearth or barren land. (2 Kings 2:14,21)

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2 Kings 3:15‑20• ¹⁵But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.
¹⁶And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of ditches.
¹⁷For thus saith Jehovah, 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.
¹⁸And this is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah; he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
¹⁹{i}And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.{/i}
²⁰And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that behold there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. (2 Kings 3:15‑20)

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2 Kings 4:1‑7,33‑37,41• ¹Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah; and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons as bondmen.
²{i}And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house?{/i} And she said, Thine handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.
³{i}And he said{/i}, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
⁴And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
⁵So she went from him and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
⁶And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
⁷Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, {i}and live thou and thy sons on the rest.{/i}
³³He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.
³⁴And he went up and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
³⁵Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up and stretched himself upon him; and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
³⁶And he called Gehazi and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
³⁷Then she went in and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son and went out.
⁴¹But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. (2 Kings 4:1‑7,33‑37,41)

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2 Kings 4:43• ⁴³{i}And his attendant said{/i}, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people that they may eat, for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat and shall leave thereof. (2 Kings 4:43)

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2 Kings 5:14,27• ¹⁴{i}Then he went down, and plunged himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God. And his flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.{/i}
²⁷{i}But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow.{/i} (2 Kings 5:14,27)

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2 Kings 6:17‑18• ¹⁷{i}And Elisha prayed and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.{/i}
¹⁸And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto Jehovah and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness. {i}according to the word of Elisha.{/i} (2 Kings 6:17‑18)

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2 Kings 7:2,19• ²{i}And the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said{/i}, Behold, if Jehovah would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? {i}And he said{/i}, {i}Behold{/i}, Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
¹⁹{i}And the captain answered the man of God and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in the heavens, would such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.{/i} (2 Kings 7:2,19)

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2 Kings 13:21• ²¹{i}And{/i} 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 upon his feet. (2 Kings 13:21)

but.

Hos. 5:1• ¹{i}Hear this, ye priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king: for this judgment is for you; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.{/i} (Hos. 5:1)

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1 Kings 18:19• ¹⁹Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. (1 Kings 18:19)

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1 Kings 22:6,11,22• ⁶{i}And the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king's hand.{/i}
¹¹{i}And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.{/i}
²²{i}And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and also succeed: go forth, and do so.{/i} (1 Kings 22:6,11,22)

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Jer. 6:14• ¹⁴{i}And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.{/i} (Jer. 6:14)

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Jer. 14:13• ¹³Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. (Jer. 14:13)

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Lam. 2:14• ¹⁴Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee:{HR}And they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity;{HR}But have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment. (Lam. 2:14)

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Lam. 4:13• ¹³Because of the sins of her prophets,{HR}The iniquities of her priests that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, (Lam. 4:13)

in the.

or, against the.

John 15:24• ²⁴If I did not among them the works which no other did, they had not had sin; but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. (John 15:24)

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Rom. 3:7• ⁷For if the truth of God abounded in my lie to his glory, why any longer am I too judged as a sinner? (Rom. 3:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

Is Ephraim a watchman with my Goda? nay the prophet is a fowler’s snare on all his ways, enmity in the house of his God.

JND Translation Notes

Or "Ephraim is on the watch [looking to others] besides my God."

W. Kelly Translation

Ephraim [was a] watchman with my God; the prophet is a fowler’s snare on all his ways—hatred in the house of his God.