en_tn/hos/09/08.md

Hosea, the prophet, is speaking.

is the watchman for Ephraim

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)

Ephraim

This refers here to Israel

but a bird’s snare is on all of his paths

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)

They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah

AT: "They have sinned and become very corrupt as the people of Israel did at Gibeah long ago"

call to mind

See how you translated this in Hosea 8:13