Hosea 4:16
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordFor Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
— Hosea 4:16, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
For Israel has behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Yahweh feed them as a lamb in a large place.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For as a refractory heifer hath Israel turned aside, Now doth Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.