Key Verse Spotlight
Hosea 12:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Yea, 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;”
Hosea 12:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. {punish: Heb. visit upon}
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: {had...: Heb. was a prince, or, behaved himself princely}
Yea, 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;
Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD {is} his memorial.
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
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