Hosea 10:3

Surely now shall they say: 'We have no king; for we feared not the LORD; and the king, what can he do for us?'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 shall they bear their guilt; He will break down their altars, He will spoil their pillars.

4They speak words, they swear falsely, they make covenants; thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, as long as men come to Shiloh; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

Psalms 118:9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

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

Hosea 11:5He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

Hosea 13:11I give thee a king in Mine anger, and take him away in My wrath.

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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