Hosea 12:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.”
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“In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:”
King James Version · Public Domain“In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hosea 12:3 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 25:26After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
- Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
- 2 Kings 17:18So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,
- 2 Kings 17:20So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.
- 2 Kings 17:23Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.
- Jeremiah 2:9Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children’s children.
- Ezekiel 7:3The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
- Ezekiel 7:8Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
- Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- Hosea 4:9And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
- Amos 2:4This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.
- Micah 6:2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
- Romans 9:11Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
- James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).