Hosea 10:3

For soon shall they say, We have no king, Because we fear not Jehovah; What can a king do for us?

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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 suffer for it; He will break down their altars, And destroy their images.

4They utter empty words, Swearing falsely, making covenants, And now judgment springeth up, as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

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Cross References

Psalms 118:9It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.

Hosea 10:7Samaria shall be brought to destruction; Her king shall be as a twig upon the waters.

Hosea 11:5They shall no more go down to Egypt; For the Assyrian shall be their king, Because they refuse to return to me.

Hosea 13:11I gave thee a king in mine anger, And I have taken him away in my wrath;

John 19:15Upon this 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 →

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