Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 8:8

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

According to the prophet Amos, God is upset because people are doing wrong things, and this makes the earth shake and everyone sad. Just like a big flood can wash everything away, God's anger might also cause big changes if people don't behave better.

Amos 8:8: Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:5

While Amos 8:8 describes the earth trembling and rising, Psalm 104:5 states that the earth is set on foundations and cannot be moved.

Psalm 104:5: [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever. [Who...: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases]

Contradiction with Genesis 8:22

Amos 8:8 depicts calamity affecting the earth, whereas Genesis 8:22 ensures the stability and continuity of seasons and natural orders.

Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:4

Amos 8:8 speaks of the earth's upheaval, while Ecclesiastes 1:4 emphasizes the earth abiding forever.

Ecclesiastes 1:4: [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
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