The Lord also has a dispute with Judah.
He is about to punish Jacob according to his ways;(A)
He will repay him based on his actions.
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,(B)
and as an adult he wrestled with God.(C)
Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought His favor.(D)
He found him[a] at Bethel,(E)
and there He spoke with him.[b](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:4 Or Him
  2. Hosea 12:4 LXX, Syr; MT reads us

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