Contradiction with Isaiah 28:17
Amos 7:7 presents a vision of the Lord setting a plumb line in Israel, indicating judgment. Isaiah 28:17 contrasts this by stating that judgment will be laid to the line and righteousness to the plummet, suggesting that justice and righteousness are foundational, rather than measures for judgment.
Isaiah 28:17: Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:28
Amos 7:7 implies impending judgment using a plumb line metaphor. Jeremiah 31:28 contradicts this by highlighting God's intention to build and plant, rather than to tear down, suggesting restoration instead of destruction.
Jeremiah 31:28: And it shall come to pass, [that] like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:22
Amos 7:7 shows God using a plumb line as a tool for judgment. In contrast, Lamentations 3:22 emphasizes the Lord's mercies and compassion, which do not invite destruction but offer hope and continuity.
Lamentations 3:22: [It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Contradiction with Zechariah 4:10
Amos 7:7 focuses on a vision of judgment with a plumb line. Zechariah 4:10, however, sees the plumb line in the hands of Zerubbabel as a symbol of rebuilding and restoration, signifying a positive outcome rather than judgment.
Zechariah 4:10: For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel [with] those seven; they [are] the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. [for they...: or, since the seven eyes of the LORD shall rejoice] [plummet: Heb. stone of tin]
Contradiction with Ephesians 2:14
While Amos 7:7 uses the plumb line to symbolize division and judgment, Ephesians 2:14 speaks of Christ as our peace, breaking down barriers to create unity, opposing division.
Ephesians 2:14: For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];