Hosea 13 · Verse 10

Hosea 13:10

I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
Hosea 13:10, King James Version

Hosea 13:10 in other translations

BSBWhere is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?
WEBWhere is your king now, that he may save you in all your cities? And your judges, of whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes’?
ASVWhere now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
YLTThou hast destroyed thyself, O Israel, But in Me is thy help, Where is thy king now--And he doth save thee in all thy cities? And thy judges of whom thou didst say, ‘Give to me a king and heads?'
DARBYWhere then is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? —
BBEWhere is your king, that he may be your saviour? and all your rulers, that they may take up your cause? of whom you said, Give me a king and rulers.
WebsterI will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

What does Hosea 13:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. I will be thy king; where--rather, as the Margin and the Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, "Where now is thy king?" [Maurer]. English Version is, however, favored both by the Hebrew, by the antithesis between Israel's self-chosen and perishing kings, and God, Israel's abiding King (compare Ho 3:4, 5). where ... Give me a king--Where now is the king whom ye substituted in My stead? Neither Saul, whom the whole nation begged for, not contented with Me their true king (1Sa 8:5, 7, 19, 20; 10:19), nor Jeroboam, whom subsequently the ten tribes chose instead of the line of David My anointed, can save thee now. They had expected from their kings what is the prerogative of God alone, namely, the power of saving them. judges--including all civil authorities under the king (compare Am 2:3).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Give me a king and princes? - Referring to the time in which they cast off the Divine theocracy and chose Saul in the place of Jehovah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 13:9-16

Israel had destroyed himself by his rebellion; but he could not save himself, his help was from the Lord only. This may well be applied to the case of spiritual redemption, from that lost state into which all have fallen by wilful sins. God often gives in displeasure what we sinfully desire. It is the happiness of the saints, that, whether God gives or takes away, all is in love. But it is the misery of the wicked…

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Hosea 13:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֱהִ֤י'e.Hiwhere?H165
מַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.Kha[is] king yourH4428
אֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'thenH645
וְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ve.yo.shi.'a.Khaso he may save youH3467
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
עָרֶ֑יךָ'a.Rei.khacities yourH5892
וְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָve.Sho.fe.Tei.khaand rulers yourH8199
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834
אָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.tayou saidH559
תְּנָה\־te.nah-give !H5414
לִּ֖יlito me
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekha kingH4428
וְשָׂרִֽים\׃ve.sa.Rimand leadersH8269

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Cross references for Hosea 13:10

  • Hosea 8:4

    They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

  • 1 Samuel 8:5-6

    And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

  • Hosea 10:3

    For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord; what then should a king do to us?

  • Zechariah 14:9

    And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

  • Jeremiah 2:28

    But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

  • Psalms 44:4

    Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

  • Psalms 89:18

    For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

  • 1 Samuel 12:11-12

    And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.

  • 2 Kings 17:4

    And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

  • 1 Kings 12:20

    And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

  • Psalms 10:16

    The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

  • John 1:49

    Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will be thy king. or, Where is thy king?"King Hosea being then in prison, 2 Ki 17:4."
Ps 10:16; 44:4; 47:6,7; 74:12; 89:18; 149:2; Isa 33:22; 43:15
Jer 8:19; Zec 14:9; Joh 1:49
where.
4; 10:3; De 32:37-39; Jer 2:28
thy judges.
8:4; Jud 2:16-18; 1Sa 8:5,6,19,20; 12:11,12; 1Ki 12:20

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Context

  • Hosea 13:9

    O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

  • Hosea 13:10

    I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

  • Hosea 13:11

    I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.

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Hosea 13:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Dónde está tu rey, para que te guarde con todas tus ciudades? ¿y tus jueces, de los cuales dijiste: Dame rey y príncipes?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Où donc est ton roi? pour qu’il te sauve dans toutes tes villes. Où sont tes juges, dont tu as dit: Donne-moi un roi et des princes?…
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wo ist nun dein König, daß er dich rette in allen deinen Städten, und wo deine Richter, von welchen du sagtest: Gib mir einen König und Fürsten?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ubi est rex tuus? maxime nunc salvet te in omnibus urbibus tuis; et judices tui, de quibus dixisti: Da mihi regem et principes.