Quotes about Authority
They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
— Hosea 7:3
They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.
— Hosea 8:4
Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
— Hosea 10:3
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”?
— Hosea 13:10
So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.
— Hosea 13:11
Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.
— Amos 1:15
I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.
— Amos 2:3
The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
— Amos 3:8
The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
— Obadiah 1:21
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
— Micah 2:13
“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.
— Micah 5:10
The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
— Nahum 1:5