אֵין מֶלֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל

ביטוי (אנגלית)

There is no king in Israel

הגדרה (אנגלית)

By extension: there is no proper governing authority enforcing the law. There is no judge and no justice (in Aramaic: 'there is no judge and no justice'). A situation of lawlessness. There is no strong rule.

("In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes" - Judges 17:6, and also: "And from then until now there is no king in Jeshurun / no king - no lyre and harp / harps sigh, lyres like doves / murmur on the banks of Babylon" - H.N. Bialik / To the Legend)