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Hosea 12:2-4
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Hosea 12:2-4
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2 The Lord is ready to accuse Judah's people in a court of law.
He will punish Jacob's descendants for the bad way that they live.
He will punish them as their sins deserve.
3 Before Jacob was born, he cheated his brother.
He did that when they were both inside their mother's body.[a]
When Jacob became a man, he fought against God.
4 He fought against an angel and he won.
He wept and he asked God to bless him.
There at Bethel, Jacob met with God. God spoke to him there.
Footnotes
- 12:3 At birth, Jacob held on to his brother Esau's foot. See Genesis 25:21-26.
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