Hosea 12:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

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  • Gen 25:26 : 26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
  • Gen 32:24-28 : 24 And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. But he said, I will not let you go, unless you bless me. 27 And he said to him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince you have power with God and with men, and have prevailed.
  • Rom 9:11 : 11 For the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him who calls;
  • Jas 5:16-18 : 16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

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    4 Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept and made supplication to him; he found him in Bethel, and there He spoke with us;

  • Gen 32:23-31
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    23 And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over what he had.

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

    25 And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

    26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. But he said, I will not let you go, unless you bless me.

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

    28 And he said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince you have power with God and with men, and have prevailed.

    29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray, your name. And he said, Why is it that you ask about my name? And he blessed him there.

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

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

  • Gen 25:26
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    26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

  • Gen 27:35-36
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    72%

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

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

  • Gen 30:8
    71%

    8 Rachel said, "With great struggles have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    71%

    2 For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's.

  • Hos 12:2
    70%

    2 The LORD also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds will He recompense him.

  • Gen 25:22-24
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    22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it is so, why am I this way? So she went to inquire of the LORD.

    23 And the LORD said to her, Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your body; and one people shall be stronger than the other, and the older shall serve the younger.

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

  • Gen 49:24-25
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    24 But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel.)

    25 By the God of your father, who shall help you; and by the Almighty, who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

  • Gen 31:23
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    23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him a seven days' journey; and they overtook him in Mount Gilead.

  • Gen 27:40
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    40 And by your sword you shall live, and shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass, when you shall have the dominion, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck.

  • Gen 32:11
    69%

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

  • Rom 9:12
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    12 It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.

  • Gen 38:29
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    29 But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out. She said, How have you broken through? This breach is upon you. Therefore he was named Perez.

  • Mic 5:3
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    3 Therefore he will give them up, until the time that she who labors has brought forth; then the remnant of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.

  • Gen 38:27
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    27 When the time came for her to give birth, behold, there were twins in her womb.

  • Gen 33:3
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    3 And he passed over in front of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

  • Gen 16:12
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    12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

  • Gen 31:29
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    29 It is in my power to do you harm: but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Beware that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  • Gen 25:33
    67%

    33 And Jacob said, Swear to me as of this day; and he swore unto him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

  • Gen 48:19
    67%

    19 And 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: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.

  • Gen 27:30
    67%

    30 And it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob was scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

  • Gen 32:13
    67%

    13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of what came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

  • Acts 7:9
    67%

    9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him,