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Hosea 10:3 KJV
Hosea · chapter 10 · verse 3
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?Hosea 10:3 · King James Version
Hosea 10:3 in context
1Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
3For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
5The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fearedyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- sayʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Observe, I. What the sins are which are here laid to Israel's charge, the national sins which bring down national judgment. The prophet deals plainly with them; for what good would it do them to be flattered? 1. They were not fruitful in the fruits of righteousness to the glory of God.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8