Hosea 12:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will give punishment to Jacob for his ways; he will give him the reward of his acts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 25:26 : 26 And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.
  • Gen 32:24-28 : 24 Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn. 25 But when the man saw that he was not able to overcome Jacob, he gave him a blow in the hollow part of his leg, so that his leg was damaged. 26 And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing. 27 Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.
  • Rom 9:11 : 11 Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,
  • Jas 5:16-18 : 16 So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working. 17 Elijah was a man of flesh and blood as we are, and he made a strong prayer that there might be no rain; and there was no rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 And he made another prayer, and the heaven sent down rain and the earth gave her fruit.

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  • Hos 12:4
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    4In the body of his mother he took his brother by the foot, and in his strength he was fighting with God;

  • Gen 32:23-31
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    77%

    23He took them and sent them over the stream with all he had.

    24Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn.

    25But when the man saw that he was not able to overcome Jacob, he gave him a blow in the hollow part of his leg, so that his leg was damaged.

    26And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

    27Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.

    28And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

    29Then Jacob said, What is your name? And he said, What is my name to you? Then he gave him a blessing.

    30And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

    31And while he was going past Peniel, the sun came up. And he went with unequal steps because of his damaged leg.

  • Gen 25:26
    75%

    26And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

  • Gen 27:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing.

    36And he said, Is it because he is named Jacob that he has twice taken my place? for he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not kept a blessing for me?

  • Gen 30:8
    71%

    8And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    71%

    2Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)

  • Hos 12:2
    70%

    2Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.

  • Gen 25:22-24
    3 verses
    70%

    22And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord.

    23And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

    24And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.

  • Gen 49:24-25
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    69%

    24But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:

    25Even by the God of your father, who will be your help, and by the Ruler of all, who will make you full with blessings from heaven on high, blessings of the deep stretched out under the earth, blessings of the breasts and of the fertile body:

  • Gen 31:23
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    23And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.

  • Gen 27:40
    69%

    40By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.

  • Gen 32:11
    69%

    11Be my saviour from the hand of Esau, my brother: for my fear is that he will make an attack on me, putting to death mother and child.

  • Rom 9:12
    68%

    12It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.

  • Gen 38:29
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    29But then he took his hand back again, and his brother came first to birth: and the woman said, What an opening you have made for yourself! So he was named Perez.

  • Mic 5:3
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    3And he will take his place and give food to his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the glory of the name of the Lord his God; and their resting-place will be safe: for now he will be great to the ends of the earth.

  • Gen 38:27
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    27And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.

  • Gen 33:3
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    3And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother.

  • Gen 16:12
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    12And he will be like a mountain ass among men; his hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him, and he will keep his place against all his brothers.

  • Gen 31:29
    67%

    29It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

  • Gen 25:33
    67%

    33And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.

  • Gen 48:19
    67%

    19But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

  • Gen 27:30
    67%

    30And when Isaac had come to the end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had not long gone away from Isaac his father, Esau came in from the field.

  • Gen 32:13
    67%

    13Then he put up his tent there for the night; and from among his goods he took, as an offering for his brother Esau,

  • Acts 7:9
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    9And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,