Hosea 12:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

Hee tooke his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by his strength he had power with God,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 25:26 : 26 And afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them.
  • Gen 32:24-28 : 24 Now when Iaakob was left him selfe alone, there wrestled a man with him vnto the breaking of the day. 25 And he sawe that he could not preuaile against him: therefore he touched the holowe of his thigh, and the holowe of Iaakobs thigh was loosed, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he saide, Let me goe, for the morning appeareth. Who answered, I will not let thee go except thou blesse me. 27 Then said he vnto him, What is thy name? And he said, Iaakob. 28 Then said he, Thy name shalbe called Iaakob no more, but Israel: because thou hast had power with God, thou shalt also preuaile with men.
  • Rom 9:11 : 11 For yer the children were borne, and when they had neither done good, nor euill (that the purpose of God might remaine according to election, not by workes, but by him that calleth)
  • Jas 5:16-18 : 16 Acknowledge your faultes one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed: for the prayer of a righteous man auaileth much, if it be feruent. 17 Helias was a man subiect to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rayne, and it rayned not on the earth for three yeeres and sixe moneths. 18 And he prayed againe, and the heauen gaue rayne, and the earth brought forth her fruite.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Hos 12:4
    83%

    4And had power ouer the Angel, and preuailed: he wept and praied vnto him: he founde him in Beth-el, and there he spake with vs.

  • Gen 32:23-31
    9 verses
    77%

    23And he tooke them, and sent them ouer the riuer, and sent ouer that he had.

    24Now when Iaakob was left him selfe alone, there wrestled a man with him vnto the breaking of the day.

    25And he sawe that he could not preuaile against him: therefore he touched the holowe of his thigh, and the holowe of Iaakobs thigh was loosed, as he wrestled with him.

    26And he saide, Let me goe, for the morning appeareth. Who answered, I will not let thee go except thou blesse me.

    27Then said he vnto him, What is thy name? And he said, Iaakob.

    28Then said he, Thy name shalbe called Iaakob no more, but Israel: because thou hast had power with God, thou shalt also preuaile with men.

    29Then Iaakob demaded, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name; he said, Wherefore now doest thou aske my name? & he blessed him there

    30And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.

    31And the sunne rose vp to him as he passed Peniel, and he halted vpon his thigh.

  • Gen 25:26
    75%

    26And afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them.

  • Gen 27:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35Who answered, Thy brother came with subtiltie, and hath taken away thy blessing.

    36Then he sayde, Was hee not iustly called Iaakob? for hee hath deceiued mee these two times: he tooke my birthright, and loe, nowe hath he taken my blessing. Also he sayd, Hast thou not reserued a blessing for me?

  • Gen 30:8
    71%

    8Then Rahel said, with excellent wrestlings haue I wrestled with my sister, & haue gotten the vpper hande: and shee called his name, Naphtali.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    71%

    2For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the prince, but the birthright was Iosephs)

  • Hos 12:2
    70%

    2The Lorde hath also a controuersie with Iudah, and will visite Iaakob, according to his waies: according to his workes, wil he recompence him.

  • Gen 25:22-24
    3 verses
    70%

    22But the children stroue together within her: therefore shee sayde, Seeing it is so, why am I thus? wherefore she went to aske the Lord.

    23And the Lord sayd to her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shalbe diuided out of thy bowels, and the one people shall be mightier then the other, and the elder shall serue the yonger.

    24Therefore when her time of deliuerance was fulfilled, behold, twinnes were in her wombe.

  • Gen 49:24-25
    2 verses
    69%

    24But his bowe abode strong, and the hands of his armes were strengthened, by the handes of the mighty God of Iaakob, of whom was the feeder appointed, by the stone of Israel,

    25Euen by the God of thy father, who shall helpe thee, and by the almightie, who shall blesse thee with heauenly blessinges from aboue, with blessings of the deepe, that lyeth beneath, with blessings of the brestes, and of the wombe.

  • Gen 31:23
    69%

    23Then he tooke his brethren with him, & followed after him seuen dayes iourney, and ouertooke him at mount Gilead.

  • Gen 27:40
    69%

    40And by thy sword shalt thou liue, and shalt be thy brothers seruant. But it shall come to passe, when thou shalt get the masterie, that thou shalt breake his yoke from thy necke.

  • Gen 32:11
    69%

    11I pray thee, Deliuer me from the hande of my brother, from the hande of Esau: for I feare him, least he will come and smite me, and the mother vpon the children.

  • Rom 9:12
    68%

    12It was said vnto her, The elder shal serue the yonger.

  • Gen 38:29
    68%

    29But when he plucked his hand backe againe, loe, his brother came out, and the midwife said, How hast thou broken the breach vpon thee? and his name was called Pharez.

  • Mic 5:3
    68%

    3Therefore will he giue them vp, vntill the time that shee which shall beare, shall trauaile: then the remnant of their brethren shall returne vnto the children of Israel.

  • Gen 38:27
    68%

    27Now, when the time was come that she should be deliuered, beholde, there were twinnes in her wombe.

  • Gen 33:3
    67%

    3So he went before them and bowed him selfe to the ground seuen times, vntill he came neere to his brother.

  • Gen 16:12
    67%

    12And he shalbe a wilde man: his hande shall be against euery man, and euery mans hand against him. and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

  • Gen 31:29
    67%

    29I am able to do you euill: but the God of your father spake vnto me yesternight, saying, Take heed that thou speake not to Iaakob ought saue good.

  • Gen 25:33
    67%

    33Iaakob then said, Sweare to me euen now; he sware to him, and solde his birthright vnto Iaakob.

  • Gen 48:19
    67%

    19But his father refused, & sayd, I know well, my sonne, I know well: he shalbe also a people, and he shalbe great likewise: but his yonger brother shalbe greater then he, and his seede shall be full of nations.

  • Gen 27:30
    67%

    30And when Izhak had made an ende of blessing Iaakob, and Iaakob was scarce gone out from the presence of Izhak his father, then came Esau his brother from his hunting,

  • Gen 32:13
    67%

    13And he taryed there the same night, and tooke of that which came to had, a present for Esau his brother:

  • Acts 7:9
    67%

    9And the Patriarkes moued with enuie, solde Ioseph into Egypt: but God was with him,