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Hosea 10:3–4

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3For now they will say:

s“We have no king,

for we do not fear the Lord;

and a king—what could he do for us?”

4They utter tmere words;

with empty2 oaths they make covenants;

so ujudgment springs up like poisonous weeds

vin the furrows of the field.

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Footnotes

  1. 2Or vain (see Exodus 20:7)

Cross references

  1. s[ver. 7, 15; 1 Sam. 12:12]
  2. t[ch. 4:2]
  3. uAmos 5:7; 6:12
  4. vch. 12:11

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then they will say, “We have no king

because we did not revere the Lord.

But even if we had a king,

what could he do for us?”

They make many promises,

take false oaths

and make agreements;

therefore lawsuits spring up

like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In fact, they are now saying,

“We have no king!

For we do not fear the Lord.

What can a king do for us?”

They speak mere words,

taking false oaths while making covenants.

So lawsuits break out

like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then they will say, “We have no king

because we didn’t fear the Lord.

But even if we had a king,

what could he do for us anyway?”

They spout empty words

and make covenants they don’t intend to keep.

So injustice springs up among them

like poisonous weeds in a farmer’s field.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For now they will say,

“We have no king;

indeed, we did not fear Yahweh,

and what can a king do for us?”

They utter words of vain oaths

when making covenants,

and judgment blossoms like a poisonous plant

on the furrows of the field.

KJV 1900King James Version

For now they shall say, We have no king,

Because we feared not the Lord;

What then should a king do to us?

They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant:

Thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.