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The Lord also has some things against Judah.
    He will punish Israel for what they have done;
    he will give them what they deserve.
Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother’s heel
    while the two of them were being born.
When he grew to be a man,
    he wrestled with God.
When Jacob wrestled with the angel and won,
    he cried and asked for his blessing.
Later, God met with him at Bethel
    and spoke with him there.

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The Lord has a charge(A) to bring against Judah;(B)
    he will punish(C) Jacob[a] according to his ways
    and repay him according to his deeds.(D)
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;(E)
    as a man he struggled(F) with God.
He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
    he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel(G)
    and talked with him there—

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:2 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.