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Hosea 12:4–5

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Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;
Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.
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From verse 4

  1. Genesis 35:15Rank 1 from verse 4
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    15And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.

  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:17Rank 2 from verse 4
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    17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

  3. Malachi 3:1Rank 3 from verse 4
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    1BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

  4. Acts 7:30–35Rank 4 from verse 4
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    30And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

    31When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

    32Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

    33Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

    34I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

    35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

  5. Exodus 3:2–5Rank 5 from verse 4
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    2And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

    3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

    4And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

    5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

From verse 5

  1. Exodus 3:15Rank 1 from verse 5
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    15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

  2. Isaiah 42:8Rank 2 from verse 5
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    8I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

  3. Psalms 135:13Rank 3 from verse 5
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    13Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.

  4. Genesis 28:16Rank 4 from verse 5
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    16¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.

  5. Genesis 32:30Rank 5 from verse 5
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    30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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Hosea 12:4

COMBINED MEANING

yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

power

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Sense 1: Ability, strength, force, or effective capacity to act, prevail, or produce an effect. Sense 2: Authority, right, permission, rule, dominion, or control. Sense 3: A person, authority, host, spiritual being, or other agent possessing or manifesting power.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

angel

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Sense 1: A messenger. Sense 2: A heavenly or spiritual messenger, whether holy or fallen as stated.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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Hosea 12:5

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

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memorial

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Sense 1: A remembrance or something that preserves or calls to mind. Sense 2: The representative portion of an offering.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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3¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;

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5Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.

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6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

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