For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow? Cross References Psalm 78:8 Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God. Isaiah 5:17 Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy. Isaiah 7:25 For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample. Isaiah 30:23 Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures. Jeremiah 31:18 I have surely heard Ephraim's moaning: 'You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. Hosea 10:11 Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground. Hosea 11:6 A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans. Treasury of Scripture For Israel slides back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place. slideth. Hosea 11:7 1 Samuel 15:11 Jeremiah 3:6,8,11 as a lamb. Leviticus 26:33 Isaiah 7:21-25 Isaiah 22:18 |