Hosea 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 4:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
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World English Bible Public Domain
For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn cow. Now will Yahweh pasture them like a lamb in a wide place?
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