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Now the Lord is bringing charges against Judah.
    He is about to punish Jacob[a] for all his deceitful ways,
    and pay him back for all he has done.
Even in the womb,
    Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
    he even fought with God.
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[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:2 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew word for “deceiver.”
  2. 12:4 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads to us.

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