16 The Israelites are stubborn,

like a stubborn heifer.

How then can the Lord pasture them

like lambs in a meadow?

16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer:

Now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

16 Israel is stubborn,

like a stubborn heifer.

So should the Lord feed her

like a lamb in a lush pasture?

16 “For Israel is stubborn

Like a stubborn calf;

Now the Lord will let them forage

Like a lamb in open country.

16 The people of Israel are stubborn

like a stubborn young cow.

Now the Lord will feed them

like lambs in the open country.

16 For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.

16 For Israel is refractory as an untractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide pasture.

16 “The people of Israel are as stubborn as a bull. 

How can the Lord feed them like lambs in an open pasture? 

16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow.

Can the Lord now shepherd them

like a lamb in an open meadow?

16 Like a stubborn heifer,

Israel is stubborn;

can the Lord now feed them

like a lamb in a broad pasture?

16 Indeed, like a stubborn heifer,

Israel is stubborn;

Now Yahweh will feed them,

like a lamb in broad pasture.

16 The people of Israel are stubborn.

They are as stubborn as a young cow.

So how can I take care of them

like lambs in a meadow?

16 Since Israel is stubborn

Like a stubborn heifer,

Can the Lord now pasture them

Like a lamb in a large field?