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Forכִּיnowעַתָּהthey will say,יֹאמְרוּ“There is noאֵיןkingמֶלֶךְfor us,לָנוּforכִּיwe did notלֹאfearיָרֵאנוּYHWH;יְהֹוָהand the king,וְהַמֶּלֶךְwhatמַהwill he doיַּעֲשֶׂהfor us?”לָּנוּ
Hosea 10:3
Study it in the app“For now they will say, “There is no king for us, for we did not fear YHWH; and the king, what will he do for us?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 10:3, word by word
- they will sayיֹאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- fearיָרֵאנוּyarenu
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yarenu” appears- YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehova” appears- will he doיַּעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears
The context
2Their heart is divided; now they will be found guilty; he will break the neck of their altars, he will destroy their standing stones.
3 · This verse (above)
4They speak words, swearing falsely in making a covenant; so judgment sprouts like poison in the furrows of the field.