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He circumvented his brother[a] in the womb,
    and as an adult he fought with God.
He even fought the angel and won;
    he cried and prayed to him.
Then at Bethel he found him,
    and there he spoke with us—
the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies—
    the Lord is his name.[b]
So you, return to your God;
    guard grace and justice,
        and look to your God always.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:3 Lit. He grabbed his brother by the heal
  2. Hosea 12:5 Or his traditional name