Hosea 4:16

In 11 translations

BSB

For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?

KJV

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

WEB

For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow?

ASV

For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.

LSV

For Israel has turned aside as a stubborn heifer, || Now YHWH feeds them as a lamb in a large place.

YLT

For as a refractory heifer hath Israel turned aside, Now doth Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.

DBY

For Israel is refractory as an untractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide [pasture].

DRC

For Israel hath gone astray like a wanton heifer: now will the Lord feed them, as a lamb in a spacious place.

GNV

For Israel is rebellious as an vnruly heyfer. Nowe the Lord will feede them as a lambe in a large place.

JPS

For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn heifer; now shall the LORD feed them as a lamb in a large place?

LXXE

For Israel was maddened like a mad heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a wide place.

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WLC

כִּ֚י כְּפָרָ֣ה סֹֽרֵרָ֔ה סָרַ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙ יִרְעֵ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂ בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃

LXX-Br

Διότι ὡς δάμαλις παροιστρῶσα παροίστρησεν Ἰσραήλ· νῦν νεμήσει αὐτοὺς Κύριος ὡς ἀμνὸν ἐν εὐρυχώρῳ.

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• 1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
• Jeremiah 3:11And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
• Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
• Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
• Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
• Jeremiah 8:5Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
• Jeremiah 14:7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
• Jeremiah 3:6Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.
• Isaiah 22:18roll you into a ball, and sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master.
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious…
• Jeremiah 7:24Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.
• Isaiah 7:21–25On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep, and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. And on that day, in every place that had a…
• Isaiah 5:17Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.
• Jeremiah 3:8She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

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