Hosea 10:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Hosea 10:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 10:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 10:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Hosea 10:3 — American Standard Version

Hosea 10:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king--what doth he for us?”

Hosea 10:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 10:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us? ”

Hosea 10:3 — Darby Translation

Hosea 10:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For now they shall say, We haue no King because we feared not the Lord: and what should a King doe to vs?”

Hosea 10:3 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 10:3 in Context — Hosea 10

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.

3 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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What Does Hosea 10:3 Mean?

Hosea 10:3 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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