In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,(A)
and as an adult he wrestled with God.(B)
Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought His favor.(C)
He found him[a] at Bethel,(D)
and there He spoke with him.[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:4 Or Him
  2. Hosea 12:4 LXX, Syr; MT reads us

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;(A)
    as a man he struggled(B) with God.
He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
    he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel(C)
    and talked with him there—

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He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;

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