World English Bible
Hosea 12:4
“Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,”
Verse in context — Hosea 12
2
Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.
3
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.
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Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
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even Yahweh, the God of Armies; Yahweh is his name of renown!
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Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
About Hosea
God’s steadfast love for His unfaithful people, symbolized through Hosea’s marriage.
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