Hosea 12:3-6

GOD’S WORD Translation

³ Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother’s heel
while the two of them were in their mother’s womb.
When Jacob became a man, he struggled with God.
⁴ He struggled with the Messenger and won.
Jacob cried and pleaded with him.
Jacob found him at Bethel,
and he talked with him there.
⁵ The Lord is the God of Armies.
The Lord is the name by which he is remembered.
⁶ Return to your God.
Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your God.