Hosea 4:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For 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 (KJV), 1611
Hosea 4:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Hosea 4:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Hosea 4:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow?”
Hosea 4:16 — World English Bible
Hosea 4:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.”
Hosea 4:16 — American Standard Version
Hosea 4:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For as a refractory heifer hath Israel turned aside, Now doth Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.”
Hosea 4:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 4:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For Israel is refractory as an untractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide [pasture].”
Hosea 4:16 — Darby Translation
Hosea 4:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For Israel is rebellious as an vnruly heyfer. Nowe the Lord will feede them as a lambe in a large place.”
Hosea 4:16 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 4:16 in Context — Hosea 4
14 Je ne punirai pas vos filles parce qu’elles se prostituent, Ni vos belles-filles parce qu’elles sont adultères, Car eux-mêmes vont à l’écart avec des prostituées, Et sacrifient avec des femmes débauchées. Le peuple insensé court à sa perte.
15 Si tu te livres à la prostitution, ô Israël, Que Juda ne se rende pas coupable; N’allez pas à Guilgal, ne montez pas à Beth-Aven, Et ne jurez pas: L’Éternel est vivant!
16 Parce qu’Israël se révolte comme une génisse indomptable, Maintenant l’Éternel le fera paître Comme un agneau dans de vastes plaines.
17 Éphraïm est attaché aux idoles: laisse-le!
18 A peine ont-ils cessé de boire Qu’ils se livrent à la prostitution; Leurs chefs sont avides d’ignominie.
What Does Hosea 4:16 Mean?
Hosea 4:16 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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