Hosea 10:3
Surely now they will say, “We have no king; for we don’t fear the LORD; and the king, what can he do for us?”
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Genesis 49:10The sceptre will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
Psalms 118:9It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes.
Hosea 10:7Samaria and her king float away like a twig on the water.
Hosea 11:5“They won’t return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent.
Hosea 13:11I have given you a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.
John 19:15They cried out, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said 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 →