4He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there-


In Context

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

2 The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel; as a man he struggled with God.

4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there-

5 the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his name of renown!

6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.

Hosea 12:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him [in] Bethel, and there he spake with us;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And he prevailed over the angel, and was strengthened: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:4yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:4yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spoke with us;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger, And he overcometh by weeping, And he maketh supplication to Him, At Bethel He doth find him, And there He doth speak with us,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:4Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us;