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Hosea 10:3

Judgment

1 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath 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.

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 springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: 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.

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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

    So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

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  • Hosea 10:7

    As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

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  • Hosea 13:11

    I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.

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  • Genesis 49:10

    The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

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  • Hosea 3:4

    For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:

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  • John 19:15

    But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

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  • Micah 4:9

    Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

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  • Hosea 11:5

    He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

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