Hosea 4:16

New Century Version

The people of Israel are stubborn like a stubborn young cow. Now the Lord will feed them like lambs in the open country.

Cross References

Psalm 78:8

They would not be like their ancestors who were stubborn and disobedient. Their hearts were not loyal to God, and they were not true to him.

Isaiah 22:18

and roll you tightly into a ball and throw you into another country. There you will die, and there your fine chariots will remain. You are a disgrace to your master’s house.

Isaiah 30:23

At that time the Lord will send rain for the seeds you plant in the ground, and the ground will grow food for you. The harvest will be rich and great, and you will have plenty of food in the fields for your animals.

Isaiah 5:17

Then the sheep will go anywhere they want, and lambs will feed on the land that rich people once owned.

Jeremiah 14:7

We know that we suffer because of our sins. Lord, do something to help us for the good of your name. We have left you many times; we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 3:11

The Lord said to me, “Unfaithful Israel had a better excuse than wicked Judah.

Jeremiah 3:6

When King Josiah was ruling Judah, the Lord said to me, “Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She was like a prostitute with her idols on every hill and under every green tree.

Jeremiah 3:8

Judah saw that I divorced unfaithful Israel because of her adultery, but that didn’t make Israel’s wicked sister Judah afraid. She also went out and acted like a prostitute!

Jeremiah 31:18

“I have heard Israel moaning: ‘Lord, you punished me, and I have learned my lesson. I was like a calf that had never been trained. Take me back so that I may come back. You truly are the Lord my God.

Jeremiah 5:6

So a lion from the forest will attack them. A wolf from the desert will kill them. A leopard is waiting for them near their towns. It will tear to pieces anyone who comes out of the city, because the people of Judah have sinned greatly. They have wandered away from the Lord many times.

Jeremiah 7:24

But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me. They were stubborn and did whatever their evil hearts wanted. They went backward, not forward.

Jeremiah 8:5

Why, then, have the people of Jerusalem gone the wrong way and not turned back? They believe their own lies and refuse to turn around and come back.

Hosea 10:11

Israel is like a well-trained young cow that likes to thresh grain. I will put a yoke on her neck and make her work hard in the field. Israel will plow, and Judah will break up the ground.

Hosea 11:6

War will sweep through their cities and will destroy them and kill them because of their wicked plans.

Hosea 11:7

My people have made up their minds to turn away from me. The prophets call them to turn to me, but none of them honors me at all.

Leviticus 26:33

I will scatter you among the nations, and I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty, your cities a waste.

Zechariah 7:11

“But they refused to pay attention; they were stubborn and did not want to listen anymore.

1 Samuel 15:11

“I am sorry I made Saul king, because he has stopped following me and has not obeyed my commands.” Samuel was upset, and he cried out to the Lord all night long.