Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 9:9

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

According to the prophet Amos, God is saying that He will shake up the people of Israel, just like shaking a basket of corn to get the bad bits out, but He will make sure that none of the good pieces are lost.

Amos 9:9: For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as [corn] is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. [sift: Heb. cause to move] [grain: Heb. stone]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that individuals are responsible for their own sins, which contrasts with the collective destruction and sifting mentioned in Amos 9:9.

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 Jeremiah 31:29-30

These verses imply individual responsibility rather than communal judgment, differing from the communal judgment context of Amos 9:9.

Jeremiah 31:29-30: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
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