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Hosea 12:3 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Hosea 12:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 12 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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”
Hosea 12:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 12:3
Jacob's struggle: 'He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God.' References Genesis 25:26 (Jacob grasping Esau's עָקֵב, aqev, heel) and Genesis 32:24-28 (wrestling with God). In womb: scheming beginning early; as adult: gaining שָׂרָה (sarah, power/prevailing) with God. This demonstrates Jacob's character: striving from birth, ultimately transformed through divine encounter. Natural strength fails; supernatural wrestling succeeds. Only yielding to God brings true victory. Christ embodies true Israel, succeeding where Jacob's descendants failed.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 12:3
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“his brother came out”
“neither having done anything good or bad”
“and pray for one another”
“and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.”