English Language Versions
KJV The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
KJVP The watchman H6822 of Ephraim H669 was with H5973 my God: H430 but the prophet H5030 is a snare H6341 of a fowler H3352 in H5921 all H3605 his ways, H1870 and hatred H4895 in the house H1004 of his God. H430
YLT Ephraim is looking away from My God, The prophet! a snare of a fowler is over all his ways, Hatred is in the house of his God.
ASV Ephraim was a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowlers snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God.
WEB A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler\'s snare is on all of his paths, And hostility in the house of his God.
RV Ephraim {cf15i was} a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler-s snare is in all his ways, {cf15i and} enmity in the house of his God.
NET The prophet is a watchman over Ephraim on behalf of God, yet traps are laid for him along all of his paths; animosity rages against him in the land of his God.
ERVEN God and the prophet are like guards watching over Ephraim, but there are many traps along his way. And people hate the prophet, even in the house of his God.