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Hosea 12:4

Bethel (of Palestine)
Sin

2 The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.

Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there —

5 the LORD is the God of Hosts— the LORD is His name of renown.

6 But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.

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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
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there —
KJV
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;
WEB
Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us—
ASV
yea, 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,
DARBY
Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
BLB
He struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought favor from Him; at Bethel he found Him, and there He spoke with Him,
ÅB
Han kjempet med engelen og vant; han gråt og ba ham om nåde; i Betel møtte han ham, og der talte han med oss.
OTB
Ja, han kjempet med engelen og vant;
Han gråt og bad om nåde.
Han fant ham i Betel,
Og der talte han med oss,
B1930
Han kjempet med engelen og vant; han gråt og bad ham om nåde; i Betel møtte han ham, og der talte han med oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 35:15

    Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:17

    After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

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  • Malachi 3:1

    “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Hebrews 6:13–18

    When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

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  • Genesis 48:15

    Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

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  • Genesis 35:9–10

    After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

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  • Acts 7:30–35

    After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

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  • Isaiah 63:9

    In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

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