3In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,


In Context

1 Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried.

2 And a controversy hath Jehovah with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings He returneth to him.

3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,

4 Yea, 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,

5 Even Jehovah, God of the Hosts, Jehovah is His memorial.

Hosea 12:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:3In the womb he grasped his brother's heel; as a man he struggled with God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:3In the womb he supplanted his brother: and by his strength he had success with an angel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:3In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:3In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: