Hosea 10:3

For now will they say, We have no king; because we fear not the Lord: and the king—what can he do for us?

Leeser Tanakh

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: this will break down their altars, will devastate their statues.

4They have spoken [vain] words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: therefore springeth up the punishment as poison in the furrows of the field.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet; until Shiloh come, and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Psalms 118:9It is better to seek shelter with the Lord than to trust in princes.

Hosea 10:7As for Samaria, her king shall vanish like the foam upon the surface of the water.

Hosea 11:5He should not return unto the land of Egypt: yet [now] is the Assyrian his king; because they refused to repent.

Hosea 13:11I give thee a king in my 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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