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"The Lord Will Punish Israel by Removing Its Kings Very soon they will say,“We have no king since we did not fear the LORD. But what can a king do for us anyway?”"
— Hosea 10:3, NET Bible
“For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord; what then should a king do to us?”
“Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us? ”
“Surely now they will say, "We have no king; for we don't fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?"”
“For now they shall say: We have no king: because we fear not the Lord: and what shall a king do to us?”
“Now, 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?”
“For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord; what then should a king do to us?”
Israel is Guilty of Fertility Cult Worship Israel was a fertile vine that yielded fruit. As his fruit multiplied, he multiplied altars to Baal. As his land prospered, they adorned the fertility pillars.
Their hearts are slipping; soon they will be punished for their guilt. The LORD will break their altars; he will completely destroy their fertility pillars.
The Lord Will Punish Israel by Removing Its Kings Very soon they will say,“We have no king since we did not fear the LORD. But what can a king do for us anyway?”
They utter empty words, taking false oaths and making empty agreements. Therefore legal disputes sprout up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field.
The Calf Idol and Idolaters of Samaria Will Be Exiled The inhabitants of Samaria will lament over the calf idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it; its idolatrous priests will wail over it, because its splendor will be taken from them into exile.
Even the calf idol will be carried to Assyria, as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be put to shame because of its wooden idol.