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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]

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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

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—
the Lord God Almighty,
    the Lord is his name!(D)

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