Hosea 10:3
For now they shall say: We have no king: because we fear not the Lord: and what shall a king do to us?
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations.
Psalms 118:9It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes.
Hosea 10:7Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water.
Hosea 11:5He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king: because they would not be converted.
Hosea 13:11I will give thee a king in my wrath, and will take him away in my indignation.
John 19:15But they cried out: Away with him; away with him; crucify him. Pilate saith to them: Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered: We have no king but 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 →