In fact, they are now saying,
“We have no king!
For we do not fear the Lord.(A)
What can a king do for us?”
They speak mere words,
taking false oaths while making covenants.(B)
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.(C)

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Certainly now they will say, “We have (A)no king,
For we do not revere the Lord.
As for the king, what can he do for us?”
They speak mere words,
[a]With (B)worthless oaths they make covenants;
And (C)judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

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Notas al pie

  1. Hosea 10:4 Or Swearing falsely in making a covenant