Hosea 12:4
Yea, he contended with the angel, and prevailed; He wept, and made supplication to him. At Bethel he found him, And there he spake with us.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
3In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his strength he contended with God;
5And Jehovah, the God of hosts, Jehovah is his name.
Cross References
Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then we rejoiced in him.
Malachi 3:1Behold, I will send my messenger, And he shall prepare the way before me; And the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple; And the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, Behold, he shall come, saith Jehovah 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 →