Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 33:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 33:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 33:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God made Joseph's land very special and blessed it with good things like rain from the sky and water from underground. This means God wanted Joseph to have a happy and fruitful place to live.

Deuteronomy 33:13: And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD [be] his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19

Whereas Deuteronomy 33:13 speaks of the land being blessed and fruitful, Genesis 3:17-19 curses the ground, resulting in toil and thorns.

Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

Contradiction with Job 5:7

Deuteronomy 33:13 describes blessings and peace through fruitful lands, while Job 5:7 suggests that man is born to trouble, implying difficulty and struggle instead of peace and blessings.

Job 5:7: Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. [trouble: or, labour] [sparks...: Heb. the sons of the burning coal lift up to fly]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:2

Deuteronomy 33:13 emphasizes blessing and prosperity, whereas Ecclesiastes 1:2 describes life as vanity, suggesting the futility of earthly blessings.

Ecclesiastes 1:2: Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:4

Deuteronomy 33:13 speaks to land filled with abundance, yet Jeremiah 12:4 describes land mourning and produce being consumed due to wickedness.

Jeremiah 12:4: How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Contradiction with Joel 1:10-12

While Deuteronomy 33:13 talks about the fruitful blessings bestowed upon the land, Joel 1:10-12 describes a time of drought and crop destruction.

Joel 1:10-12: The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
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