Hosea 10:3

American Standard Version

Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?

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Hosea 10:3 in other translations

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

Hosea 10:3 · World English Bible

Hosea 10:3 in context

  1. 1Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.
  2. 2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.
  3. 3Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
  4. 4They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
  5. 5The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced over it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.