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Hosea 12,3

Sin

1 Efraim lever av vind,
Og jager stadig etter østvinden;
Han øker løgn og vold.
Dessuten gjør de en pakt med Assyria,
Og olje blir brakt til Egypt.

2 Herren har også en sak med Juda,
Og vil straffe Jakob etter hans veier;
Han vil gjengjelde ham etter hans gjerninger.

Allerede i mors liv grep han sin brors hæl,
Og som voksen kjempet han med Gud.

4 Ja, han kjempet med engelen og vant;
Han gråt og bad om nåde.
Han fant ham i Betel,
Og der talte han med oss,

5 Det vil si, Herren, hærskarenes Gud,
Herren er hans navn.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
KJV
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
WEB
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he contended with God.
ASV
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:
DARBY
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God.
BLB
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his strength he struggled with God.
ÅB
I mors liv holdt han sin bror i hælen, og i sin manndomskraft kjempet han med Gud.
OTB
Allerede i mors liv grep han sin brors hæl,
Og som voksen kjempet han med Gud.
B1930
I mors liv holdt han sin bror i hælen, og i sin manndomskraft kjempet han med Gud.

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