Hosea 12:4 - The Scriptures 2009

⁴ He strove with the Messenger and overcame, he wept and sought His favour. He found Him in Bĕyth Ěl, and there He spoke to us –

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Yes, he had power over the Angel [of the Lord] and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor. He met Him in Bethel, and there [God] spoke with [him and through him with] us–[Gen. 28:12-19; 32:28; Gen. 35:1-15.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ yea, 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,

Common English Bible

⁴ He struggled with the messenger and survived; he wept and sought his favor; he met him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us.

Hosea 12:4 Cross References

Genesis 25:26

And afterward his brother came out, with his hand holding on to Ěsaw’s heel, so his name was called Ya‛aqoḇ. And Yitsḥaq was sixty years old when she bore them.

Genesis 32:24

And Ya‛aqoḇ was left alone. And a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.

Genesis 32:25

And when He saw that He did not overcome him, He touched the socket of his hip. And the socket of Ya‛aqoḇ’s hip was dislocated as He wrestled with him.

Genesis 32:26

And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I am not letting You go until You have blessed me!”

Genesis 32:29

And Ya‛aqoḇ asked Him, saying, “Please let me know Your Name.” And He said, “Why do you ask about My Name?” And He blessed him there.

Genesis 35:15

And Ya‛aqoḇ called the name of the place where Elohim spoke with him, Bĕyth Ěl.

Genesis 48:15

And he blessed Yosĕph, and said, “The Elohim before whom my fathers Aḇraham and Yitsḥaq walked, the Elohim who has fed me all my life long to this day,

Psalm 66:6

He has turned the sea into dry land, They went through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in Him,

Isaiah 63:9

In all their distress He was distressed, and the Messenger of His Presence saved them. In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them, and He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Malachi 3:1

“See, I am sending My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me. Then suddenly the Master you are seeking comes to His Hĕḵal, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. See, He is coming,” said יהוה of hosts.

1 Thessalonians 4:17

Then we, the living who are left over, shall be caught away together with them in the clouds to meet the Master in the air – and so we shall always be with the Master.

Hebrews 5:7

who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His reverent fear,