Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 4:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 4:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 4:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Amos, God is saying that He has saved some people from big troubles, like He did with Sodom and Gomorrah, but they still haven't returned to Him or listened to Him. It's like God rescued them from a fire, but they forgot to say thank you or follow Him.

Amos 4:11: I have overthrown [some] of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:7

Contradicts Amos 4:11 by emphasizing God's willingness to forgive rather than punish.

Isaiah 55:7: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. [the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity] [abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:32

Contradicts Amos 4:11 by stating that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, implying a desire for repentance instead.

Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye. [yourselves: or, others]

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

Contradicts Amos 4:11 by indicating that God is patient and desires all to come to repentance, rather than inflicting disaster.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with James 1:13

Contradicts Amos 4:11 by asserting that God does not tempt anyone with evil, contrasting the calamities mentioned in Amos.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:33

Contradicts Amos 4:11 by emphasizing that God does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men, opposing the destructive events in Amos.

Lamentations 3:33: For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. [willingly: Heb. from his heart]

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Amos 4:11 may be seen in the way God judges people harshly through disasters, yet desires them to return to Him. Some might find it inconsistent that a loving and forgiving God uses severe punishment as a means to bring about repentance. This tension between judgment and mercy can be difficult to reconcile.

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