Hosea 10:3

For then they will say, 1 “We have no king, 1 for we did not fear Yahweh, 1 and a king—what could he do for us?” 1

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For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

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2Their heart is deceitful; 1 now they must bear their guilt. 1 Yahweh will demolish their altars; 1 he will destroy their pillars. 1

4They speak empty words 1 and make covenants by swearing falsely. 1 So justice springs up 1 like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, 1 nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, 1 until Shiloh comes. The nations will obey him. 1

Psalms 118:9It is better to take refuge in Yahweh 1 than to put one's trust in a princes. 1

Hosea 10:7Samaria's king 1 will be destroyed, 1 like a chip of wood on the surface of the water. 1

Hosea 11:5Will they not return to the land of Egypt? 1 Will Assyria not rule over them 1 because they refuse to return to me? 1

Hosea 13:11I gave you a king in my anger, 1 and I took him away in my wrath. 1

John 19:15They cried out, “Away with him, away with him; crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Should 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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