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Hosea 12:3-5
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3 While Jacob was still in his mother’s womb, he began to trick his brother.[a] Jacob was a strong young man, and at that time he fought with God. 4 Jacob wrestled with God’s angel and won.[b] He cried and asked for a favor. That happened at Bethel. There he spoke to us. 5 Yes, Yahweh is the God of the armies.[c] His name is Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:3 he … his brother Or “he grabbed his brother’s heel.” This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word is like the name “Jacob.” Read Gen. 25:26.
  2. Hosea 12:4 Jacob wrestled … and won Read Gen. 32:22-28.
  3. Hosea 12:5 Yahweh is the God of the armies This is like one of the names for God. It is usually translated “Lord All-Powerful.”
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Hosea 12:3-5
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3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;(A)
    as a man he struggled(B) with God.
4 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—
5 the Lord God Almighty,
    the Lord is his name!(D)

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