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Hosea 4:16

For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse
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King James Version

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

English Standard Version

Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; can the LORD now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture?

New International Version

The Israelites are stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. How then can the LORD pasture them like lambs in a meadow?