Hosea 12:1-4 ▼

1 Ephraim striveth after wind, and followeth after the east wind; All the day he multiplieth lies and desolation; And they make a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried into Egypt.

2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings will He recompense him.

3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he strove with a godlike being;

4 So he strove with an angel, and prevailed; He wept, and made supplication unto him; At Beth-el he would find him, And there he would speak with us;