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Hosea 4:16

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
כְּפָרָ֣הke.fa.Rahlike a heiferH6510 →
סֹֽרֵרָ֔הso.re.RahstubbornH5637 →
סָרַ֖רsa.Rarit is stubbornH5637 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
עַתָּה֙'a.TahnowH6258 →
יִרְעֵ֣םyir.'Emhe will pasture themH7462 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.veslike a lambH3532 →
בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ba.mer.Chavin <the> roomy placeH4800 →

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Hosea 10:11Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.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 31:22How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”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.Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.Jeremiah 8:5Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.Isaiah 5:17Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.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.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.Jeremiah 3:11And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.Isaiah 7:21–25On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,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.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 acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.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 3:8She 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.Jeremiah 49:4Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.

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