Holy Scripture

Hosea 12:3

A church father on this verse
“The judgment therefore of the Lord with Judah: and a visitation upon Jacob. He will render to him according to his ways, and according to his inventions he will recompense him. In the womb he supplanted his brother: and in his strength he had success with the angel, and he prevailed over the angel, and was strengthene…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Hosea 12:2-6

Source: Septuagint

Original

3And the Lord has a controversy with Judah, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.

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1Ephraim has compassed me with falsehood, and the house of Israel and Judah with ungodliness: but now God knows them, and they shall be called God’s holy people.

2But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt.

— Hosea 12:3 —

4He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labors he had power with God.

5And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and entreated me: they found me in the house of Aven, and there a word was spoken to them.

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