Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.
NIV
And Gideon made an ephod [a sacred, high priest's garment] of it, and put it in his city of Ophrah, and all Israel paid homage to it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family.
AMP
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
KJV
But we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
NIV
We preach Christ (the Messiah) crucified, [preaching which] to the Jews is a scandal and an offensive stumbling block [that springs a snare or trap], and to the Gentiles it is absurd and utterly unphilosophical nonsense.
AMP
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
KJV
Till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
NIV
Till a dart [of passion] pierces and inflames his vitals; then like a bird fluttering straight into the net [he hastens], not knowing that it will cost him his life.
AMP
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
KJV
And that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
NIV
And that they may come to their senses [and] escape out of the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him, [henceforth] to do His [God's] will.
AMP
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
KJV
The prophet, along with my God, is the watchman over Ephraim, yet snares await him on all his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.
NIV
Ephraim was [intended to be] a watchman with my God [and a prophet to the surrounding nations]; but he, that prophet, has become a fowler's snare in all his ways. There is enmity, hostility, and persecution in the house of his God.
AMP
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.
KJV