Contradiction with Matthew 5:4
While Amos 5:16 speaks of lamentation and wailing as a time of distress, Matthew 5:4 offers comfort, promising blessings for those who mourn as they will be comforted.
Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Contradiction with Psalm 126:5
Amos 5:16 depicts a scene of mourning, but Psalm 126:5 contradicts it by suggesting that those who sow in tears will reap in joy, indicating a hopeful outcome rather than perpetual despair.
Psalm 126:5: They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. [joy: or, singing]
Contradiction with Revelation 21:4
Amos 5:16 talks about widespread crying and lamentation, whereas Revelation 21:4 promises a future where God wipes away tears, eliminating mourning and death.
Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:4
Amos 5:16 describes a constant time of wailing, while Ecclesiastes 3:4 declares that there is a time to weep and a time to laugh, implying that mourning is not meant to be endless.
Ecclesiastes 3:4: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Contradiction with Isaiah 25:8
In Amos 5:16, sadness permeates the land, in contrast, Isaiah 25:8 foretells a future where God will swallow up death forever and wipe away tears.
Isaiah 25:8: He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken [it].