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Hosea 10:3

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3Then they’ll say, “We don’t have a king.

That’s because we didn’t have

any respect for the Lord.

But suppose we did have a king.

What could he do for us?”

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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?”

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?”

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?”

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?”

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?”

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?