Hosea 4:16

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For Israel is as stubborn as a stubborn cow. Should the Lord then take care of them like a lamb in a wide pasture?

Cross References

Psalm 78:8

Then they would not be like their forefathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation that was untrustworthy and unfaithful.

Isaiah 22:18

He's going to roll you up into a ball, and throw you far away into a vast country. You will die there, and that's where the chariots you were so proud of will remain. You're a disgrace to your lord's royal family.

Isaiah 30:23

He will send rain when you sow, and the land will produce great harvests. At that time your cattle will feed in rich pastures.

Isaiah 5:17

Lambs will graze as in their own pasture; fattened livestock and goats will feed among the ruins of the rich.

Jeremiah 14:7

Even though our sins give evidence against us, Lord, please do something for us because of your good nature. Yes, we have rebelled against you so often; we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 3:11

The Lord told me, Unfaithful Israel showed that she wasn't as guilty as unfaithful Judah.

Jeremiah 3:6

During the reign of King Josiah, the Lord told me, Have you seen what unfaithful Israel has done? She has prostituted herself on every high hill and under every green tree.

Jeremiah 3:8

She saw that because of everything unfaithful Israel had done on committing adultery, I sent her away, giving her a certificate of divorce. But her unfaithful sister Judah wasn't afraid and prostituted herself too.

Jeremiah 31:18

Don't worry, I've heard Ephraim's groans, saying, “You disciplined me really hard as if I was a calf that hadn't been trained. Please bring me back, let me return, for you are the Lord my God.

Jeremiah 5:6

As a result a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will rip them apart. A leopard will lie in wait for them near their towns, ready to tear to pieces anyone who goes outside. For they keep on rebelling, and turn away from me so often.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they refused to listen or pay attention. Instead they followed the desires of their own stubborn and evil thinking, so they ended up going backward and not forward.

Jeremiah 8:5

So why have these people of Jerusalem gone the wrong way? Why do they refuse to turn around from their repeated betrayals, holding on to all their lies?

Hosea 10:11

Ephraim is like a trained heifer that loved to thresh the grain, but now I will place a yoke on her strong neck. I will harness Ephraim; Judah will have to pull the plow; and Jacob must break up the ground for himself.

Hosea 11:6

War will sweep through their cities, putting an end to their boasting and destroying their plans.

Hosea 11:7

My people are hanging on to their apostasy from me. They call him “god on high” but he will not raise them up at all.

Leviticus 26:33

I'm going to scatter you among the nations. You will be chased out by armies with swords as your land is ruined and your towns are destroyed.

Zechariah 7:11

But they refused to listen. They were obstinate, turning their backs and closing their ears.

1 Samuel 15:11

“I'm sorry I made Saul king, for he has given up following me and hasn't done as I ordered.” Samuel was upset, and he cried out to the Lord all through the night.