New International Version (NIV)
16The Israelites are stubborn,
like a stubborn heifer.
How then can the Lord pasture them
like lambs in a meadow?
Hosea 4:16
Hosea 4:16 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
16Since Israel is stubborn
Like a stubborn cow,
Will the Lord now pasture them
Like a lamb in a large field?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
16For Israel is stubborn,
Like a stubborn heifer.
Can the Lord now pasture them
Like a lamb in a large field?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
16For Israel is as obstinate
as a stubborn heifer.
Can the Lord now shepherd them
like lambs in an open meadow?
American Standard Version (ASV)
16For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
16For Israel is rebellious as an vnruly heyfer. Nowe the Lord will feede them as a lambe in a large place.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
16For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer.
Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
16The people of Israel are stubborn.
They are as stubborn as a young cow.
So how can I take care of them
like lambs in a meadow?
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
16Israel's people have turned against the Lord. They are like a young cow that refuses to obey its owner. So how can the Lord take care of them? Will he put them in a big field to eat the grass like lambs?
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
16For Israel has turned aside as a stubborn heifer, || Now YHWH feeds them as a lamb in a large place.