16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 4:16:1 ⧉כִּ֚יkifor or indeed Hosea 4:16:2 ⧉כְּפָרָ֣הkefaralike a heifer Hosea 4:16:3 ⧉סֹֽרֵרָ֔הsorerastubborn Hosea 4:16:4 ⧉סָרַ֖רsararhas been stubborn Hosea 4:16:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisreelIsrael Hosea 4:16:6 ⧉עַתָּה֙atanow Hosea 4:16:7 ⧉יִרְעֵ֣םyireemwill he pasture them Hosea 4:16:8 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD Hosea 4:16:9 ⧉כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂkekheveslike a lamb Hosea 4:16:10 ⧉בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃bamerekhavin the broad open space |
16. Formal Translation For Israel has been stubborn like a rebellious heifer; now the LORD {Yahweh, Disciplining Judge} will let them graze like a lamb in a wide-open place. |
16. Dynamic Translation Since Israel behaves like a rebellious heifer, the LORD {Yahweh, Correcting Shepherd} will shepherd them like a lamb out in a broad expanse. |