Hosea 10:3–4
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3Surely now they will say, “We have ano king,
For we do not revere the Lord.
As for the king, what can he do for us?”
4They speak mere words,
1With aworthless oaths they make covenants;
And bjudgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
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- 1Or Swearing falsely in making a covenant
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For now they will say:
“We have no king,
for we do not fear the Lord;
and a king—what could he do for us?”
They utter mere words;
with empty oaths they make covenants;
so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds
in the furrows of the field.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
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.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
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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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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