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Hosea 4:16
New International Version
Hosea 4:16
New International Version
Hosea 4:16
New King James Version
Hosea 4:16
New King James Version
16 “For Israel (A)is stubborn
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in [a]open country.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:16 Lit. a large place
Hosea 4:16
King James Version
Hosea 4:16
King James Version
16 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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Hosea 4:16
English Standard Version
Hosea 4:16
English Standard Version
16 Like a stubborn heifer,
Israel is stubborn;
can the Lord now feed them
like a lamb in a broad pasture?
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