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Hosea, the prophet, is speaking.
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## is the watchman for Ephraim ##
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A "watchman" watches outside his city to see if danger is coming. AT: "is like a watchman for Ephraim" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Ephraim ##
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This refers here to Israel
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## but a bird’s snare is on all of his paths ##
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A "bird's snare" is a trap used to catch a bird. AT: "but a trap is set for him wherever he goes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah ##
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AT: "They have sinned and become very corrupt as the people of Israel did at Gibeah long ago"
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## call to mind ##
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See how you translated this in [Hosea 8:13](../08/13.md)
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