Hosea 10:3

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Hosea 10:3

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

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WEB

World English Bible

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?”

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ASV

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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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Hosea 10

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.

³ 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 over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.

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