Even before Jacob was born, he was holding on to his brother’s heel. When he became a man, he struggled with God.

他在腹中抓住哥哥的脚跟，壮年的时候与神较力，

他在腹中抓住哥哥的脚跟，壮年的时候与上帝角力，

他在腹中抓住哥哥的脚跟，壮年的时候与神角力，

雅各在母胎之中曾抓住哥哥的脚跟，壮年之时曾跟上帝角力。

他在母腹中抓住他哥哥的脚跟，壮年的时候又与神角力。

他在腹中抓住哥哥的腳跟，壯年的時候與神較力，

他在腹中抓住哥哥的腳跟，壯年的時候與上帝角力，

他在腹中抓住哥哥的腳跟，壯年的時候與神角力，

雅各在母胎之中曾抓住哥哥的腳跟，壯年之時曾跟上帝角力。

他在母腹中抓住他哥哥的腳跟，壯年的時候又與神角力。

在母腹中他抓住他哥哥的腳跟，當強壯時他和上帝較力

昔雅各在母胎中、執兄之踵、壯年之時、與上帝角力、

昔雅各執兄踵而出胎、既有能力、得志於上帝、

昔雅各在母胎執其兄之踵、倚恃己力、倚恃己力或作壯年之時與神較量、

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel; as a man he struggled with God.

In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.

Even in the womb, Jacob struggled with his brother; when he became a man, he even fought with God.

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God.

In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his mature strength he contended with God.

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God.

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

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God.

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

In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.

In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.

Then his brother came out. His hand was holding onto Esau’s heel. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when Rebekah had them.

So Jacob was left alone. A man wrestled with him until morning.The man saw that he couldn’t win. So he touched the inside of Jacob’s hip. As Jacob wrestled with the man, Jacob’s hip was twisted.Then the man said,“ Let me go. It is morning.” But Jacob replied,“ I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”The man asked him,“ What is your name?”“ Jacob,” he answered.Then the man said,“ Your name will not be Jacob anymore. Instead, it will be Israel. You have wrestled with God and with people. And you have won.”

Here is what happened. Rebekah’s twins had not even been born. They hadn’t done anything good or bad yet. So they show that God’s purpose is based firmly on his free choice.

So confess your sins to one another. Pray for one another so that you might be healed. The prayer of a godly person is powerful. Things happen because of it.Elijah was a human being, just as we are. He prayed hard that it wouldn’t rain. And it didn’t rain on the land for three and a half years.Then he prayed again. That time it rained. And the earth produced its crops.