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Hosea 10:3
New English Translation
Hosea 10:3
New English Translation
The Lord Will Punish Israel by Removing Its Kings
3 Very soon they will say, “We have no king
since we did not fear the Lord.
But what can a king do for us anyway?”
Hosea 10:3
New King James Version
Hosea 10:3
New King James Version
3 For now they say,
“We have no king,
Because we did not fear the Lord.
And as for a king, what would he do for us?”
Hosea 10:3
New International Version
Hosea 10:3
New International Version
3 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?”
Hosea 10:3
King James Version
Hosea 10:3
King James Version
3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord; what then should a king do to us?
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Hosea 10:3
English Standard Version
Hosea 10:3
English Standard Version
3 For now they will say:
(A)“We have no king,
for we do not fear the Lord;
and a king—what could he do for us?”
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