Holy Scripture
Hosea 13:9
A church father on this verse
“"Your destruction, Israel, only your help is with me. Where is your king? May he save you now in all your cities; and your judges, of whom you said: Give me a king and princes: I will give you a king in my fury, and take away in my indignation." LXX: "Who will help you in your corruption, O Israel? Where is your king?…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
9O Israel, who will aid thee in thy destruction?
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In context
7And I will be to them as a panther, and as a leopard.
8I will meet them by the way of the Assyrians, as a she-bear excited, and I will rend the caul of their heart, and the lions’ whelps of the thicket shall devour them there; the wild beasts of the field shall rend them in pieces.
— Hosea 13:9 —
10Where 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.
11And I gave thee a king in mine anger, and kept him back in my wrath.