Holy Scripture
Hosea 6:8
A church father on this verse
“Galaad a city of idolaters, supplanted by blood, and like the throats of robbers (or "the city of a robber") for both readings are possible. The Septuagint: "There Galad despised me, a city that is devoted to vanity, and disturbs the water, and your strength, O violent men." We read in Ramoth Galaad that Jehu was anoi…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8there the city Gilead despised me, working vanity, troubling water.
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In context
6For I will have mercy rather than sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than whole burnt offerings.
7But they are as a man transgressing a covenant:
— Hosea 6:8 —
9And thy strength is that of a robber: the priests have hidden the way, they have murdered the people of Shechem; for they have wrought iniquity in the house of Israel.
10I have seen horrible things there, even the fornication of Ephraim: Israel and Judah are defiled;