Hosea 10:3,7
Hosea 10:3 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
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?”
Hosea 10:7 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Samaria’s king shall perish like a twig on the face of the waters.
Hosea 10:3-4 The Message (MSG)
They go around saying, “Who needs a king? We couldn’t care less about GOD, so why bother with a king? What difference would he make?” They talk big, lie through their teeth, make deals. But their high-sounding words turn out to be empty words, litter in the gutters.
Hosea 10:7-8 The Message (MSG)
Samaria is history. Its king is a dead branch floating down the river. Israel’s favorite sin centers will all be torn down. Thistles and crabgrass will decorate their ruined altars. Then they’ll say to the mountains, “Bury us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
Hosea 10:3 King James Version (KJV)
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
Hosea 10:7 King James Version (KJV)
As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.
Hosea 10:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Surely now they will say, “We have no king, For we do not revere the LORD. As for the king, what can he do for us?”
Hosea 10:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Samaria will be cut off with her king Like a stick on the surface of the water.
Hosea 10:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Then they will say, “We have no king, because we didn’t honor the LORD. As for the king, he couldn’t do anything for us.”
Hosea 10:7 New Century Version (NCV)
Israel will be destroyed; its king will be like a chip of wood floating on the water.
Hosea 10:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
Hosea 10:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.
Hosea 10:3 New International Version (NIV)
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 10:7 New International Version (NIV)
Samaria’s king will be destroyed, swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.
Hosea 10:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
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 10:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
As for Samaria, her king is cut off Like a twig on the water.
Hosea 10:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶Surely now they will say [in despair], “We have no [true] king, For we do not revere the LORD; And as for the king, what can he do for us [to rescue us]?”
Hosea 10:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
As for Samaria, her king will be cut off and float away Like a twig on the surface of the water.