Hosea 12:4
And he prevailed over the angel, and was strengthened: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
3In the womb he supplanted his brother: and by his strength he had success with an angel.
5Even the Lord the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.
Cross References
Genesis 28:11And when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his head, slept in the same place.
Genesis 32:25And when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank.
Genesis 35:9And God appeared again to Jacob, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he blessed him,
Genesis 48:15And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until this day;
Psalms 66:6Who turneth the sea into dry land, in the river they shall pass on foot: there shall we rejoice in him.
Malachi 3:1Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 12:2-7
The Crimes of Israel and Judah; Expostulations with Israel. ( b. c. 723.) 1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 2 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. 3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: 4 Yea, he had power over the… Read the whole commentary →