Psa 91:3, Pro 6:5, Hos 9:8 | JFB | STEP | 3. snares ... [and] ... noisome pestilence-- literally, "plagues of mischiefs" ( ; ), are expressive figures for various evils.

‏ Psalms 91:3

3. snares ... [and] ... noisome pestilence--literally, "plagues of mischiefs" (Psa 5:9; 52:7), are expressive figures for various evils.

‏ Proverbs 6:5

4-5. The danger requires promptness.

‏ Hosea 9:8

8. The watchman ... was with my God--The spiritual watchmen, the true prophets, formerly consulted my God (Jr 31:6; Ha 2:1); but their so-called prophet is a snare, entrapping Israel into idolatry.

hatred--rather, "(a cause of) apostasy" (see Ho 9:7) [Maurer].

house of his God--that is, the state of Ephraim, as in Ho 8:1 [Maurer]. Or, "the house of his (false) god," the calves [Calvin]. Jehovah, "my God," seems contrasted with "his God." Calvin's view is therefore preferable.