Hosea 12:3

Hosea 12:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;

as a man he struggled with God.

3In the womb he took his brother by the heel,

And in his mature strength he contended with God.

3In their mother’s womb he took his brother by the heel,

And in his maturity he contended with God. [Gen 25:26; 27:36]

3In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,

and in his vigor he wrestled with God.

3In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

3Hee tooke his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by his strength he had power with God,

3In the womb he took his brother by the heel,

and in his manhood he contended with God.

3Even before Jacob was born,

he was holding on to his brother’s heel.

When he became a man,

he struggled with God.

3Before Jacob was born, he cheated his brother.

He did that when they were both inside their mother's body.

When Jacob became a man, he fought against God.

3In the womb he took his brother by the heel, || And by his strength he was a prince with God,