Hosea
Hosea 10:3
3Surely now they will say,
“We have no king,
for we do not revere the LORD.
What can a king do for us?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| now | עַתָּה֙ | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| they will say | יֹֽאמְר֔וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| We have | לָ֑נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| king | מֶ֖לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we do not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| revere | יָרֵ֙אנוּ֙ | yā·rê·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H3372 fear |
| the LORD | יְהֹוָ֔ה | ha·šēm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can a king | וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | wə·ham·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| do | יַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ | ya·‘ă·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| for us | לָּֽנוּ׃ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural |
Cross-references
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Hosea 10:15 · Hosea 10:7 · Hosea 13:11 · Genesis 49:10 · Micah 4:9 · Hosea 3:4 · John 19:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.