3For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?


In Context

1 Israel is an empty vine, he brings forth fruit to himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he has 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 words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

Hosea 10:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:3Then they will say, "We have no king because we did not revere the Lord . But even if we had a king, what could he do for us?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For now they shall say: We have no king: because we fear not the Lord: and what shall a king do to us?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:3Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:3Surely now shall they say, We have no king: for we fear not the LORD; and the king, what can he do for us?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3Surely now they will say, |We have no king; for we don't fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king — what doth he for us?