Hosea 10:3
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For now they shall say: We have no king: because we fear not the Lord: and what shall a king do to us?

We have.

Hosea 10:7,15 Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water. . . .

Hosea 3:4 For the children of Israel shall sit many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without ephod, and without theraphim.

Hosea 11:5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king: because they would not be converted.

Hosea 13:11 I will give thee a king in my wrath, and will take him away in my indignation.

Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations.

Micah 4:9 And thou, O cloudy tower of the flock, of the daughter of Sion, unto thee shall it come: yea the first power shall come, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

John 19:15 But they cried out: Away with him: Away with him: Crucify him. Pilate saith to them: shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered: We have no king but Caesar.

Context
Retribution for Israel's Sin
2Their heart is divided: now they shall perish: he shall break down their idols, he shall destroy their altars. 3For now they shall say: We have no king: because we fear not the Lord: and what shall a king do to us?4You speak words of an unprofitable vision, and you shall make a covenant: and judgment shall spring up as bitterness in the furrows of the field.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 12:25
But if you will still do wickedly: both you and your king shall perish together.

Psalm 12:4
Who have said: We will magnify our tongue: our lips are our own: who is Lord over us?

Isaiah 5:19
That say: Let him make haste, and let his work come quickly, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it.

Hosea 3:4
For the children of Israel shall sit many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without ephod, and without theraphim.

Lexicon
Surely
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

now
עַתָּה֙ (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

they will say,
יֹֽאמְר֔וּ (yō·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“We have
לָ֑נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

no
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

king,
מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

we do not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

revere
יָרֵ֙אנוּ֙ (yā·rê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

the LORD.
יְהֹוָ֔ה‪‬‪‬ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

What
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

can a king
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (wə·ham·me·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

do
יַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ (ya·‘ă·śeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

for us?”
לָּֽנוּ׃ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?

Because now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord:

For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?

Surely now shall they say, We have no king: for we fear not the LORD; and the king, what can he do for us?

For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

Surely now they will say, "We have no king; for we don't fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?"

For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king -- what doth he for us?
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