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?"


In Context

1 Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones.

2 Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones.

3 Then 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?"

4 They make many promises, take false oaths and make agreements; therefore lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.

5 The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, those who had rejoiced over its splendor, because it is taken from them into exile.

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 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?

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?