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Hosea 10:3

Judgment

1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

2 Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.

Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”

4 They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

5 The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
KJV
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
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?”
ASV
Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
DARBY
For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?
BLB
For now they say, “There is no king for us, because we did not fear YHWH; and [as for] the king, what could he do for us?”
ÅB
ja, nå skal de si: Vi har ingen konge; for vi har ikke fryktet Herren, og kongen, hva kan vel han gjøre for oss?
OTB
Nå vil de sikkert si,
“Vi har ingen konge,
For vi ærer ikke Herren.
Når det gjelder kongen, hva kan han utrette for oss?”
B1930
ja, nu skal de si: Vi har ingen konge; for vi har ikke fryktet Herren, og kongen, hvad kan vel han gjøre for oss?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 10:15

    Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day dawns, the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.

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  • Hosea 10:7

    Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.

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  • Hosea 13:11

    So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.

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  • Genesis 49:10

    The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

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  • Hosea 3:4

    For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

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  • John 19:15

    At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.

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  • Micah 4:9

    Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?

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  • Hosea 11:5

    Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?

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