Hosea 10:3
World English Bible (WEB)
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?”
In context
1 Israel is a luxuriant vine that produces his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. As their land has prospered, they have adorned their sacred stones.
2 Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.
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?”
4 They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
5 The inhabitants of Samaria will be in terror for the calves of Beth Aven, for its people will mourn over it, along with its priests who rejoiced over it, for its glory, because it has departed from it.
Hosea 10:3 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- 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?”
- KJV 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?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king — what doth he for us?
- DBY Darby Translation
- For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?
- WBS Webster Bible
- For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?