Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 9:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 9:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 9:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Amos, God promises a time when everything will grow so well and fast that people will keep picking fruits and collecting crops without stopping. The hills and mountains will be so full of goodness that it's like they drip with sweet new wine for everyone to enjoy.

Amos 9:13: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. [soweth: Heb. draweth forth] [sweet: or, new]

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:23

While Amos 9:13 speaks of abundant harvests, Proverbs 13:23 highlights that much food is in the tillage of the poor, but it is often swept away through injustice, suggesting scarcity due to inequity.

Proverbs 13:23: Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

Contradiction with Haggai 1:6

Amos 9:13 describes plentifulness, whereas Haggai 1:6 describes a situation of planting much and harvesting little, indicating lack and unfruitfulness.

Haggai 1:6: Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes. [with holes: Heb. pierced through]

Contradiction with Micah 6:15

Amos 9:13 promises prosperous times with bountiful harvests, in contrast, Micah 6:15 depicts a scenario where sowing and tending do not result in reaping or receiving the fruits.

Micah 6:15: Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:38

Unlike Amos 9:13's depiction of abundant harvests, Deuteronomy 28:38 warns of planting much seed but harvesting little due to locusts consuming the crops.

Deuteronomy 28:38: Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.

Contradiction with Leviticus 26:20

Amos highlights abundance and divine blessing, but Leviticus 26:20 warns of laboring in vain, where the ground and trees yield no produce, suggesting divine disfavor and scarcity.

Leviticus 26:20: And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
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