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


In Context

1 Israel a vine full of branches, the fruit is agreeable to it: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath multiplied altars, according to the plenty of his land he hath abounded with idols.

2 Their heart is divided: now they shall perish: he shall break down their idols, he shall destroy their altars.

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

4 You speak words of an unprofitable vision, and you shall make a covenant: and judgment shall spring up as bitterness in the furrows of the field.

5 The inhabitants of Samaria have worshipped the king of Bethaven: for the people thereof have mourned over it, and the wardens of its temple that rejoiced over it in its glory 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 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?

The American 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?