Hosea 4:16 | |
NASB: Since Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn heifer, Can the LORD now pasture them Like a lamb in a large field? (NASB ©1995) GWT: "The people of Israel are as stubborn as a bull. How can the LORD feed them like lambs in an open pasture? (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place. ASV: For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place. BBE: For Israel is uncontrolled, like a cow which may not be controlled; now will the Lord give them food like a lamb in a wide place. DBY: For Israel is refractory as an untractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide pasture. JPS: For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn heifer; now shall the LORD feed them as a lamb in a large place? WBS: 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. YLT: For as a refractory heifer hath Israel turned aside, Now doth Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place. | |
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