Hosea 10:3

Retribution for Israel’s Sin

2Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars. 3Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?” 4They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

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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?”
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?
Bible in Basic English
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?
Free Bible Version
Then they will say, “We have no king, for we do not fear the Lord, and yet what would a king do for us?”
King James (Authorized) Version
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
Translation for Translators
Then they will say, ‘It is because we did not revere Yahweh that we no longer have a king. But even if we had a king, he certainly could not [RHQ] do anything to help us.’
Unlocked Literal Bible
For then they will say, “We have no king, for we did not fear Yahweh, and a king—what could he do for us?”
Noah Webster Bible
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
World English Bible
Surely now they will say, “We have no king; for we don’t fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?”
Young's Literal Translation
For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king — what doth he for us?