Hosea 12:3

American Standard Version (1901)

In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 25:26 : 26 And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
  • Gen 32:24-28 : 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
  • Rom 9:11 : 11 for [the children] being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
  • Jas 5:16-18 : 16 Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working. 17 Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Hos 12:4
    83%

    4yea, 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,

  • Gen 32:23-31
    9 verses
    77%

    23And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

    24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

    25And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him.

    26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

    27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

    28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

    29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

    30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, [said he], I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

    31And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he limped upon his thigh.

  • Gen 25:26
    75%

    26And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

  • Gen 27:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

    36And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

  • Gen 30:8
    71%

    8And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    71%

    2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's),

  • Hos 12:2
    70%

    2Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

  • Gen 25:22-24
    3 verses
    70%

    22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.

    23And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.

    24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

  • Gen 49:24-25
    2 verses
    69%

    24But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel), [

    25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

  • Gen 31:23
    69%

    23And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

  • Gen 27:40
    69%

    40And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.

  • Gen 32:11
    69%

    11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with the children.

  • Rom 9:12
    68%

    12it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

  • Gen 38:29
    68%

    29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez.

  • Mic 5:3
    68%

    3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

  • Gen 38:27
    68%

    27And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

  • Gen 33:3
    67%

    3And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

  • Gen 16:12
    67%

    12And he shall be [as] a wild ass among men; his hand [shall be] against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren.

  • Gen 31:29
    67%

    29It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  • Gen 25:33
    67%

    33And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

  • Gen 48:19
    67%

    19And his father refused, and said, I know [it], my son, I know [it] ; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

  • Gen 27:30
    67%

    30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

  • Gen 32:13
    67%

    13And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

  • Acts 7:9
    67%

    9And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,