Hosea 13:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
Where is your king, that he may save you? Where are your rulers in all your towns, of whom you said, 'Give me a king and princes'?

New Living Translation
Now where is your king? Let him save you! Where are all the leaders of the land, the king and the officials you demanded of me?

English Standard Version
Where now is your king, to save you in all your cities? Where are all your rulers— those of whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?

Berean Study Bible
Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?

New American Standard Bible
Where then is your king, That he might save you in all your cities; And your judges, to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?

NASB 1995
Where now is your king That he may save you in all your cities, And your judges of whom you requested, "Give me a king and princes "?

NASB 1977
Where now is your king That he may save you in all your cities, And your judges of whom you requested, “Give me a king and princes”?

Amplified Bible
Where now is your king That he may save you [when you are attacked] in all your cities? And your judges of whom you asked, “Give me a king and princes”?

Christian Standard Bible
Where now is your king, that he may save you in all your cities, and the rulers you demanded, saying, “Give me a king and leaders”?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Where now is your king, that he may save you in all your cities, and the rulers you demanded, saying," Give me a king and leaders"?

Contemporary English Version
You wanted a king and rulers. Where is your king now? What cities have rulers?

Good News Translation
You asked for a king and for leaders, but how can they save the nation?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Where, now, is your king, the one who is supposed to save you? Where in all your cities are your judges? You said, 'Give us kings and officials!'

International Standard Version
Now where is your king? Will he save you in all your cities? And where are your judges, about whom you demanded, 'Give me a king and officials!'?

NET Bible
Where then is your king, that he may save you in all your cities? Where are your rulers for whom you asked, saying, "Give me a king and princes"?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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?

New King James Version
I will be your King; Where is any other, That he may save you in all your cities? And your judges to whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes’?

King James 2000 Bible
I will be your king: where is any other that may save you in all your cities? and your judges of whom you said, Give me a king and princes?

New Heart English Bible
Where 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?'

World English Bible
Where 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?'

American King James Version
I will be your king: where is any other that may save you in all your cities? and your judges of whom you said, Give me a king and princes?

American Standard Version
Where 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?

A Faithful Version
Where 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'?

Darby Bible Translation
Where 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? --

English Revised Version
Where 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?

Webster's Bible Translation
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?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
I am: where is thy King, that shoulde help thee in al thy cities? and thy iudges, of whom thou saidest, Giue me a King, and princes?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
I am: where is thy king nowe that shoulde helpe thee in all thy cities? Yea and thy iudges of whom thou saydest, Geue me a king and princes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Where are thy kinges now, that shulde helpe the in all thy cities? Yee and thy iudges, of whom thou saydest: geue me a kinge and prynces?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Where [is] your king now—And he saves you in all your cities? And your judges of whom you said, "" Give a king and heads to me?

Young's Literal Translation
Thou 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?'

Smith's Literal Translation
Now will I be thy king, and he shall save thee in all thy cities, and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Thou shalt give to me a king and princes.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Where is thy king? now especially let him save thee in all thy cities: and thy judges, of whom thou saidst: Q Give me kings and princes.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Where is your king? Now, especially, let him save you in all your cities, and from your judges, about whom you said, “Give me kings and princes.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Where is, therefore, your King? Let him save you and all your cities, and your Judge whom you asked of me. And you said: ”Give me a King and a Ruler!”

Lamsa Bible
Where now is your king? Let him save you, and all your cities? And your judge of whom you said, Give me a king and a prince?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Ho, now, thy king, That he may save thee in all thy cities! And thy judges, of whom thou saidst: 'Give me a king and princes!'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Where is this thy king? let him even save thee in all thy cities: let him judge thee, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and a prince.
















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