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Their hearts are insincere,[a]
    so now they will suffer for their guilt.
    The Lord will break down their altars
    and destroy their sacred memorial stones.

Kings Cannot Save You

Certainly now they will say, “We have no king
    because we did not fear the Lord,
    but what could such a king do for us anyway?”
They speak empty words.
    With empty oaths, they make agreements.
    That is why disputes sprout like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:2 Or divided