Verse Comparison: Hosea 4:16
American Standard Version
For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Amplified® Bible
For Israel has behaved stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. How then should he expect to be fed {and} treated by the Lord like a lamb in a large pasture?
Darby English Version
For Israel is refractory as an untractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide [pasture].
King James Version
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Revised Standard Version
Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; can the LORD now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture?
Young's Literal Translation
For as a refractory heifer hath Israel turned aside, Now doth Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.
