Hosea 4:16

New American Bible - revised edition

For like a stubborn cow, Israel is stubborn; Will the Lord now pasture them, like lambs in a broad meadow?

Cross References

Psalm 78:8

They were not to be like their ancestors, a rebellious and defiant generation, A generation whose heart was not constant, and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Isaiah 22:18

And roll you up and toss you like a ball into a broad land. There you will die, there with the chariots you glory in, you disgrace to your master’s house!

Isaiah 30:23

He will give rain for the seed you sow in the ground, And the bread that the soil produces will be rich and abundant. On that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows;

Isaiah 5:17

Lambs shall graze as at pasture, young goats shall eat in the ruins of the rich.

Jeremiah 14:7

Even though our crimes bear witness against us, act, Lord, for your name’s sake— Even though our rebellions are many, and we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 3:11

Then the Lord said to me: Rebel Israel is more just than traitor Judah.

Jeremiah 3:6

The Lord said to me in the days of King Josiah: Do you see what rebellious Israel has done? She has gone up every high mountain, and under every green tree she has played the prostitute.

Jeremiah 3:8

that, in response to all the adulteries rebel Israel had committed, I sent her away and gave her a bill of divorce, nevertheless Judah, the traitor, her sister, was not frightened; she too went off and played the prostitute.

Jeremiah 31:18

Indeed, I heard Ephraim rocking in grief: You chastised me, and I was chastised; I was like an untamed calf. Bring me back, let me come back, for you are the Lord, my God.

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore, lions from the forest slay them, wolves of the desert ravage them, Leopards keep watch round their cities: all who come out are torn to pieces, For their crimes are many, their rebellions numerous.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they did not listen to me, nor did they pay attention. They walked in the stubbornness of their evil hearts and turned their backs, not their faces, to me.

Jeremiah 8:5

Why then do these people resist with persistent rebellion? Why do they cling to deception, refuse to turn back?

Hosea 10:11

Ephraim was a trained heifer, that loved to thresh; I myself laid a yoke upon her beautiful neck; I will make Ephraim break ground, Judah must plow, Jacob must harrow for himself:

Hosea 11:6

The sword shall rage in his cities: it shall destroy his diviners, and devour them because of their schemings.

Hosea 11:7

My people have their mind set on apostasy; though they call on God in unison, he shall not raise them up.

Leviticus 26:33

And you I will scatter among the nations at the point of my drawn sword, leaving your countryside desolate and your cities deserted.

Zechariah 7:11

But they refused to listen; they stubbornly turned their backs and stopped their ears so as not to hear.

1 Samuel 15:11

I regret having made Saul king, for he has turned from me and has not kept my command. At this Samuel grew angry and cried out to the Lord all night.