Hosea 12:3

New Living Translation

Even in the womb, Jacob struggled with his brother; when he became a man, he even fought with God.

Cross References

Genesis 25:26

Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

2 Kings 17:18

Because the Lord was very angry with Israel, he swept them away from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land.

2 Kings 17:20

The Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel. He punished them by handing them over to their attackers until he had banished Israel from his presence.

2 Kings 17:23

until the Lord finally swept them away from his presence, just as all his prophets had warned. So Israel was exiled from their land to Assyria, where they remain to this day.

Jeremiah 2:9

Therefore, I will bring my case against you,” says the Lord. “I will even bring charges against your children’s children in the years to come.

Ezekiel 7:3

No hope remains, for I will unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account for all your detestable sins.

Ezekiel 7:8

Soon I will pour out my fury on you and unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account for all your detestable sins.

Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying: “There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.

Hosea 4:9

‘And what the priests do, the people also do.’ So now I will punish both priests and people for their wicked deeds.

Amos 2:4

This is what the Lord says: “The people of Judah have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They have rejected the instruction of the Lord, refusing to obey his decrees. They have been led astray by the same lies that deceived their ancestors.

Micah 6:2

And now, O mountains, listen to the Lord’s complaint! He has a case against his people. He will bring charges against Israel.

Romans 9:11

But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;