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Hosea 10:3-4
Modern English Version
Hosea 10:3-4
Modern English Version
3 For now they will say,
“We have no king,
because we do not fear the Lord;
and a king, what could he do for us?”
4 They speak mere words,
swearing falsely
in making a covenant.
Thus judgment springs up like a poisonous plant
in the furrows of the field.
Hosea 10:3-4
American Standard Version
Hosea 10:3-4
American Standard Version
3 Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
4 They speak vain words, [a]swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment [b]springeth up as [c]hemlock in the furrows of the field.
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- Hosea 10:4 Or, they swear falsely, they make covenants
- Hosea 10:4 Or, shall spring up
- Hosea 10:4 Hebrew rosh. See Dt. 29:18.
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