Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 8:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 8:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 8:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Amos, this verse means that one day, strong young people will become very weak and tired because they will not have enough water to drink. It's a way of saying that if people don’t listen to God, things could get very hard for everyone.

Amos 8:13: In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:1

This verse invites everyone who thirsts to come and drink freely, which contrasts with Amos 8:13 that predicts a thirst without satisfaction for the Word of the Lord.

Isaiah 55:1: Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Contradiction with John 4:14

Jesus promises that whoever drinks the water He gives will never thirst again, which opposes the notion of an unquenched thirst in Amos 8:13.

John 4:14: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:6

This verse offers the water of life freely to anyone who is thirsty, contradicting the idea of an unfulfilled spiritual thirst in Amos 8:13.

Revelation 21:6: And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Contradiction with Psalm 42:2

The psalmist expresses a deep thirst for God and speaks of finding Him, which contrasts with the implied inability to find God in Amos 8:13.

Psalm 42:2: My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

Contradiction with Matthew 5:6

Jesus promises that those who hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled, whereas Amos 8:13 depicts a scenario where thirst is not satisfied.

Matthew 5:6: Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
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