Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 6:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 6:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 6:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Amos, God is warning the people that even if many of them stay together in one house, they will not be safe, and something bad will happen to them. This is because they were not listening to God and doing things they shouldn't.

Amos 6:9: And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:16

This verse states individuals are to be punished for their own sins, contradicting Amos 6:9's implication that entire families suffer collectively.

Deuteronomy 24:16: The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse emphasizes personal responsibility for sin, conflicting with the collective punishment seen in Amos 6:9.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21

This verse suggests assured punishment for the wicked, contrasting with the communal destruction of both righteous and wicked seen in Amos 6:9.

Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Isaiah 65:8

This verse indicates preservation of a remnant, contrasting with the total destruction depicted in Amos 6:9.

Isaiah 65:8: Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and [one] saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing [is] in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 5:1

This verse implies that finding a righteous person can spare the city, while Amos 6:9 suggests no such preservation during judgment.

Jeremiah 5:1: Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
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