Contradiction with Deuteronomy 15:7
While Deuteronomy 16:14 emphasizes rejoicing and sharing blessings, Deuteronomy 15:7 acknowledges poverty and commands aid to the poor, highlighting contrasting experiences of abundance and need among the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 15:7: If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
Contradiction with Psalm 88:3-4
Deuteronomy 16:14 encourages joy during the feast, but Psalm 88:3-4 expresses overwhelming sorrow and a sense of abandonment, which contradicts the idea of universal rejoicing.
Psalm 88:3-4: For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:2
Deuteronomy 16:14 calls for celebrating and gladness, whereas Ecclesiastes 7:2 suggests that mourning is better than feasting, contrasting the focus on joyfulness.
Ecclesiastes 7:2: [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.
Contradiction with Isaiah 24:11
Deuteronomy 16:14 speaks of joy and celebration during the feast, yet Isaiah 24:11 describes a lament over the lack of joy and mirth in the land, depicting a stark contrast in circumstances.
Isaiah 24:11: [There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Contradiction with Lamentations 5:15
The verse in Deuteronomy calls for rejoicing, but Lamentations 5:15 speaks of the cessation of joy and the turning of dancing into mourning, which contradicts the festive spirit of Deuteronomy 16:14.
Lamentations 5:15: The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
Contradiction with Amos 8:10
Deuteronomy 16:14 highlights joy in festive times, whereas Amos 8:10 describes turning feasts into mourning, thus providing a counter-narrative to the joyfulness mentioned in Deuteronomy.
Amos 8:10: And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day.