NET Bible
"He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him!"
— Hosea 12:4, NET Bible
“Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;”
“yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us, ”
“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,”
“And he prevailed over the angel, and was strengthened: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us.”
“He had a fight with the angel and overcame him; he made request for grace to him with weeping; he came face to face with him in Beth-el and there his words came to him;”
“Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;”
Ephraim continually feeds on the wind; he chases the east wind all day; he multiplies lies and violence. They make treaties with Assyria, and send olive oil as tribute to Egypt.
The LORD also has a covenant lawsuit against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
Israel Must Return to the God of Jacob In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.
He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him!
As for the LORD God Almighty, the LORD is the name by which he is remembered!
But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.
The Lord Refutes Israel’s False Claim of Innocence The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.