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


In Context

1 Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth 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 Yahweh; 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 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 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?