Hosea 10:3
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
In other versions
Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
ASV
Now, truly, they will say, We have no king, we have no fear of the Lord; and the king, what is he able to do for us?
BBE
For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?
DBY
Surely now they will say, "We have no king; for we don't fear Yahweh; And the king, what can he do for us?"
WEB
For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king -- what doth he for us?
YLT
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
ENG
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
WBT
Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
BSB
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.