Hosea 4:16

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

Cross-reference

Hosea 11:7 Parallel

Hosea 11:7 calls Israel 'bent on backsliding' — reinforcing the stubborn heifer imagery of this verse.

Hosea 10:11 Parallel

Hosea 10:11 uses the same heifer metaphor—Ephraim as a trained heifer who loves threshing, but will be yoked.

Jeremiah 3:6 directly describes 'backsliding Israel' playing the harlot — matching the stubborn heifer's rebellion.

Jeremiah 3:8 adds that God divorced Israel for her adultery — the consequence of the stubbornness depicted here.

Jeremiah 3:11 notes that backsliding Israel was more righteous than treacherous Judah — a contrast within similar rebellion.

Jeremiah 5:6 warns of wild beasts devouring them due to increased backsliding — the judgment implied in Hosea's 'how can I feed them?'

Jeremiah 7:24 says they 'went backward and not forward' — capturing the same stubborn refusal to move as a heifer.

Jeremiah 8:5 laments 'perpetual backsliding' — directly echoing the persistent stubbornness of Israel here.

Zechariah 7:11 depicts the same stubborn refusal to listen, echoing Israel's rebellious heart.

In 2 Samuel 22:20, the broad place is a place of deliverance — opposite of the judgment implied in Hosea's broad pasture.

Leviticus 26:33 Historical context

Leviticus 26:33 pronounces scattering as covenant judgment — the consequence for Israel's stubborn rebellion like in Hosea.

Jeremiah 2:19 shows that Israel's own evil will chastise them — the same principle of reaping consequences for stubborn rebellion.

Jeremiah 15:6 expresses God's weariness with Israel's backwardness — echoing the stubborn heifer image in Hosea.

1 Samuel 15:11 shows God regretting Saul's rebellion — a parallel example of stubborn refusal to follow Him.

Proverbs 14:14 describes the backslider being filled with his own ways — similar to Israel's stubbornness bringing its own consequences.