Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there— New Living Translation Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. There at Bethel he met God face to face, and God spoke to him— English Standard Version He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with us— Berean Standard Bible Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— King James Bible Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us; New King James Version Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us— New American Standard Bible Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and implored His favor. He found Him at Bethel, And there He spoke with us, NASB 1995 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel And there He spoke with us, NASB 1977 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel, And there He spoke with us, Legacy Standard Bible Indeed, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel, And there He spoke with us, Amplified Bible He wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept [in repentance] and sought His favor. He met Him at Bethel And there God spoke with [him and through him with] us— Christian Standard Bible Jacob struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor. He found him at Bethel, and there He spoke with him. American Standard Version 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, Contemporary English Version At Bethel, Jacob wrestled with an angel and won; then with tears in his eyes, he asked for a blessing, and God spoke to us there. English Revised Version 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; GOD'S WORD® Translation He struggled with the Messenger and won. Jacob cried and pleaded with him. Jacob found him at Bethel, and he talked with him there. Good News Translation he fought against an angel and won. He wept and asked for a blessing. And at Bethel God came to our ancestor Jacob and spoke with him. International Standard Version He even fought the angel and won; he cried and prayed to him. Then at Bethel he found him, and there he spoke with us— Majority Standard Bible Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— NET Bible He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him! New Heart English Bible Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made petition to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him, Webster's Bible Translation Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spoke with us; World English Bible 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— Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIndeed, he is a prince to the Messenger, "" And he overcomes [by] weeping, "" And he makes supplication to Him, "" At Bethel He finds him, "" And there He speaks with us, Young's Literal Translation Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger, And he overcometh by weeping, And he maketh supplication to Him, At Bethel He doth find him, And there He doth speak with us, Smith's Literal Translation And he will be a leader to the messenger, and he will prevail: he wept, and he will make supplication to him: in the house of God he will find him, and there he will speak with him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us. New American Bible He contended with an angel and prevailed, he wept and entreated him. At Bethel he met with him, and there he spoke with him. New Revised Standard Version He strove with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his favor; he met him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYea, he prevailed over the angel, he made supplication to him; he found him in Beth-el, and there he spoke with him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he was a match for the power of an Angel and he begged of him in Bayth Eil; he found him and there he spoke with him OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So he strove with an angel, and prevailed; He wept, and made supplication unto him; At Beth-el he would find him, And there he would speak with us; Brenton Septuagint Translation And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and intreated me: they found me in the house of On, and there a word was spoken to them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, Jacob…3In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God. 4Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— 5the LORD is the God of Hosts—the LORD is His name of renown.… Cross References Genesis 32:24-30 So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. / When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled. / Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” ... Genesis 28:12-15 And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. / And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. ... Genesis 35:9-15 After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. / And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel. / And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. ... Exodus 3:2-6 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. / So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?” / When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. ... Exodus 33:11 Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent. Judges 6:11-24 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” ... 1 Kings 19:11-13 Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Isaiah 6:1-5 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ... 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. Zechariah 1:12-13 Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?” / So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me. 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. Luke 1:11-13 Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. / When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear. / But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. Luke 22:43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. John 1:51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” John 20:12 and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet. Treasury of Scripture 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; angel. Genesis 32:29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. Genesis 48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, Exodus 3:2-5 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed… made. Genesis 32:9-12 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: … Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; found. Genesis 28:11-19 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep… Genesis 35:9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him. spake. Psalm 66:6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Hebrews 6:13-18 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, … Jump to Previous Angel Bethel Beth-El Face Favor Fight Find Found Grace Indeed Messenger Met Overcame Overcometh Power Prevailed Prince Request Sought Speak Strove Struggled Supplication Weeping Wept Words WrestledJump to Next Angel Bethel Beth-El Face Favor Fight Find Found Grace Indeed Messenger Met Overcame Overcometh Power Prevailed Prince Request Sought Speak Strove Struggled Supplication Weeping Wept Words WrestledHosea 12 1. A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob.3. By former favors he exhorts to repentance. 7. Ephraim's sins provoke God. Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed This phrase refers to the patriarch Jacob, whose account is recounted in Genesis 32:24-30. The Hebrew word for "wrestled" is "אָבַק" (avaq), which conveys a sense of grappling or struggling. This physical struggle with the angel is symbolic of Jacob's spiritual struggle and determination. The "angel" is often interpreted as a theophany, a manifestation of God Himself. Jacob's prevailing is not through physical strength but through perseverance and faith, illustrating the power of persistence in prayer and seeking God's blessing. he wept and sought His favor He found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— (1) the nature of the conflict as of a spiritual kind; (2) the visible embodiment of the invisible deity, so that the angel is not an entire identification with God in the preceding verse, but the organ of Divine manifestation; and (3) the weapons used, or the means employed, namely, weeping and supplication, in a word, the instrumentality of prayer; and . . . Hebrew Yes, he struggledוָיָּ֤שַׂר (wāy·yā·śar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7786: Make princes, have power, reign with אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Angel מַלְאָךְ֙ (mal·’āḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel and prevailed; וַיֻּכָ֔ל (way·yu·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3201: To be able, have power he wept בָּכָ֖ה (bā·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan and sought His favor; וַיִּתְחַנֶּן־ (way·yiṯ·ḥan·nen-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore he found Him יִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּ (yim·ṣā·’en·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present at Bethel, אֵל֙ (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah and there וְשָׁ֖ם (wə·šām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither He spoke יְדַבֵּ֥ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue with us— עִמָּֽנוּ׃ (‘im·mā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 5973: With, equally with Links Hosea 12:4 NIVHosea 12:4 NLT Hosea 12:4 ESV Hosea 12:4 NASB Hosea 12:4 KJV Hosea 12:4 BibleApps.com Hosea 12:4 Biblia Paralela Hosea 12:4 Chinese Bible Hosea 12:4 French Bible Hosea 12:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 12:4 Indeed he struggled with the angel (Ho Hs Hos.) |
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