何西阿書 10:3

3 他 們 必 說 ： 我 們 沒 有 王 ， 因 為 我 們 不 敬 畏 耶 和 華 。 王 能 為 我 們 做 甚 麼 呢 ？

何西阿書 10:3 Meaning and Commentary

Hosea 10:3

For now they shall say, we have no king
This they would say, either when they had one; but by their conduct and behaviour said they had none; because they had no regard unto him, no affection for him, and reverence of him; but everyone did what was right in his own eyes: or during the interregnum, between the murder of Pekah, which was in the twentieth year of Jotham, and the settlement of Hoshea, which was in the twelfth of Ahaz; see ( 2 Kings 15:30 ) ( 17:1 ) ; or when the land of Israel was invaded, and their king was shut up in prison, and Samaria besieged, so that it was as if they had no king; they had none to protect and defend them, to sally out at the head of them against the enemy, and fight their battles for them; or rather when the city was taken, the altars broke down, their images spoiled, and they and their king carried captive: because we feared not the Lord:
did not serve and worship him, but idols; and this sin, casting off the fear of the Lord, was the source and cause of all their troubles and sorrows; of the invasion of their land; of the besieging and taking their city, and having no king to rule over them, and protect them: what then should a king do to us?
if they had one, he could be of no service to them; for since they had offended God, the King of kings, and made him their enemy, what could an earthly king, a weak mortal man, do for them, or against him? it was now all over with them, and they could have no expectation of help and deliverance.

何西阿書 10:3 In-Context

1 以 色 列 是 茂 盛 的 葡 萄 樹 ， 結 果 繁 多 。 果 子 越 多 ， 就 越 增 添 祭 壇 ； 地 土 越 肥 美 ， 就 越 造 美 麗 的 柱 像 。

2 他 們 心 懷 二 意 ， 現 今 要 定 為 有 罪 。 耶 和 華 必 拆 毀 他 們 的 祭 壇 ， 毀 壞 他 們 的 柱 像 。

3 他 們 必 說 ： 我 們 沒 有 王 ， 因 為 我 們 不 敬 畏 耶 和 華 。 王 能 為 我 們 做 甚 麼 呢 ？

4 他 們 為 立 約 說 謊 言 ， 起 假 誓 ； 因 此 ， 災 罰 如 苦 菜 滋 生 在 田 間 的 犁 溝 中 。

5 撒 瑪 利 亞 的 居 民 必 因 伯 亞 文 的 牛 犢 驚 恐 ； 崇 拜 牛 犢 的 民 和 喜 愛 牛 犢 的 祭 司 都 必 因 榮 耀 離 開 他 ， 為 他 悲 哀 。