Hosea 12:3
Hosea 12:1-5 The Message (MSG)
Ephraim, obsessed with god-fantasies, chases ghosts and phantoms. He tells lies nonstop, soul-destroying lies. Both Ephraim and Judah made deals with Assyria and tried to get an inside track with Egypt. GOD is bringing charges against Israel. Jacob’s children are hauled into court to be punished. In the womb, that heel, Jacob, got the best of his brother. When he grew up, he tried to get the best of GOD. But GOD would not be bested. GOD bested him. Brought to his knees, Jacob wept and prayed. GOD found him at Bethel. That’s where he spoke with him. GOD is GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, GOD-Revealed, GOD-Known. * * *
Hosea 12:3 King James Version (KJV)
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God
Hosea 12:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his maturity he contended with God.
Hosea 12:3 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Hosea 12:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God
Hosea 12:3 New International Version (NIV)
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel; as a man he struggled with God.
Hosea 12:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God.
Hosea 12:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
In their mother’s womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his maturity he contended with God.