New International Version (NIV)
9As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,
so do bands of priests;
they murder on the road to Shechem,
carrying out their wicked schemes.
Hosea 6:9
Hosea 6:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9And as a band of robbers lie in wait for a person,
So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Certainly they have committed an act of infamy.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
9And as raiders wait for a man,
So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they have committed crime.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9And as bands of robbers [lie in] wait for a man,
So a band of priests murder on the road toward 6:9 Shechem was the first capital city of the Kingdom of Israel.Shechem [covering their crimes in that city of refuge];
Certainly they have committed crimes and outrages.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9Like raiders who lie in ambush,
so does a band of priests;
they murder on the way to Shechem;
surely they have committed atrocities.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers.
They hide and wait to attack people.
They murder them.
So they carry out their evil plans.