Bible verse
Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
Hosea 10:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from 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 with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.
6 Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
7 Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.
KJV
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
ASV
Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
ERV
Surely now shall they say, We have no king: for we fear not the LORD; and the king, what can he do for us?
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