Hosea 10:3

Surely now they shall say, We have no king, for we fear not LORD. And the king, what can he do for us?

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

In Context

2Their heart is divided. Now they shall be found guilty. He will smite their altars. He will destroy their pillars.

4They speak [vain] words, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

Psalms 118:9It is better to take refuge in LORD than to put confidence in rulers.

Hosea 10:7[As for] Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.

Hosea 11:5They shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return [to me].

Hosea 13:11I have given thee a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.

John 19:15But they cried out, Away, away, crucify him! Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king except Caesar.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 10:2-9

Degeneracy of Israel; Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 730.) 1 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. 2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. 3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord ; what then should a king do to us? 4 They have spoken… Read the whole commentary →

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