Hosea 12:3

Hosea 12:3 in 6 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 the womb he took his brother by the heel,

And in his maturity 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.

3Even before Jacob was born,

he was holding on to his brother’s heel.

When he became a man,

he struggled with God.