For now they will say, "We have no king. For we do not fear the Lord. And what would a king do for us?
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King James Version
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?English Standard Version
For now they will say: "We have no king, for we do not fear the LORD; and a king--what could he do for us?"New International Version
Then they will say, "We have no king because we did not revere the LORD. But even if we had a king, what could he do for us?"