Hosea 10:3
What does Hosea 10:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 10:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
KJV
King James Version · 1611For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord; what then should a king do to us?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now, truly, they will say, We have no king, we have no fear of the Lord; and the king, what is he able to do for us?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king--what doth he for us?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For now they shall say: We have no king: because we fear not the Lord: and what shall a king do to us?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 10:7
As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.
- Hosea 13:11
I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.
- Hosea 11:5
They shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return to me.
- Micah 4:9
Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee, is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail?
- John 19:15
They therefore 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.
- Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
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