3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 10:3:1 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor Hosea 10:3:2 ⧉עַתָּה֙atanow Hosea 10:3:3 ⧉יֹֽאמְר֔וּyomeruthey will say Hosea 10:3:4 ⧉אֵ֥יןenthere is no Hosea 10:3:5 ⧉מֶ֖לֶךְmelekha king Hosea 10:3:6 ⧉לָ֑נוּlanufor us Hosea 10:3:7 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Hosea 10:3:8 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot Hosea 10:3:9 ⧉יָרֵ֙אנוּ֙yarenuwe feared Hosea 10:3:10 ⧉אֶת־יְהֹוָ֔הetyahwehthe LORD Hosea 10:3:11 ⧉וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְvehamelekhand the king Hosea 10:3:12 ⧉מַה־יַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽנוּ׃mayaaselanuwhat will he do for us |
3. Formal Translation For now they will say, “We have no king, for we have not feared the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Judge}; and the king—what could he do for us?” |
3. Dynamic Translation Now they will say, “We do not have a king, because we did not honor the LORD {Yahweh, Spurned Sovereign}; and as for a king, what could he do to help us?” |