Jacob was left there alone. Then a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn.
Hurry, escape there! I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” That is why the town is called Zoar.
After he got them and brought them across the wadi and brought over what belonged to him,
When the man saw that he could not prevail over him, he struck Jacob’s hip at its socket, so that Jacob’s socket was dislocated as he wrestled with him.
At sunrise, as he left Penuel, Jacob limped along because of his hip.
Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you maggot Israel; I will help you—oracle of the Lord; the Holy One of Israel is your redeemer.
Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, his maker: Do you question me about my children, tell me how to treat the work of my hands?
Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
He left them and withdrew again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing again.