Hosea 10:3

For now they say: We have no king, || Because we have not feared YHWH, || And the king—what does he do for us?

Literal Standard 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 has been divided, now they are guilty, || He breaks down their altars, || He destroys their standing-pillars.

4They have spoken words, || To swear falsehood in making a covenant, || And flourished as a poisonous herb has judgment, on the furrows of a field.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:10The scepter does not turn aside from Judah, || And a lawgiver from between his feet, || Until his Seed comes; And His [is] the obedience of peoples.

Psalms 118:9Better to take refuge in YHWH, || Than to trust in princes.

Hosea 10:7Samaria is cut off! Its king [is] as wrath on the face of the waters.

Hosea 11:5He does not return to the land of Egypt, || And Asshur—he [is] his king, || For they have refused to return.

Hosea 13:11I give to you a king in My anger, || And I take away in My wrath.

John 19:15And they cried out, “Take away! Take away! Crucify Him!” Pilate says to them, “Will 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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