Contradiction with Numbers 13:33
Genesis 49:22 describes Joseph as a fruitful bough, while Numbers 13:33 describes the Israelites feeling small and insignificant like grasshoppers.
Numbers 13:33: And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Contradiction with Psalm 37:10
Genesis 49:22 indicates growth and expansion, whereas Psalm 37:10 suggests that the wicked will soon be no more, implying a reduction rather than growth.
Psalm 37:10: For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:4
Genesis 49:22 speaks of being fruitful, while Jeremiah 12:4 speaks of the land mourning and being desolate.
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 Lamentations 1:4
Genesis 49:22 portrays prosperity, while Lamentations 1:4 describes Zion as desolate and sad.
Lamentations 1:4: The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she [is] in bitterness.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 26:20
Genesis 49:22 suggests flourishing, but Ezekiel 26:20 talks about being brought down to the pit and the land of the dead.
Ezekiel 26:20: When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;
Contradiction with Matthew 13:22
Genesis 49:22 describes fruitfulness, but Matthew 13:22 explains how worldly cares can choke the word and make it unfruitful.
Matthew 13:22: He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Contradiction with Luke 21:26
Genesis 49:22 shows confidence in growth, whereas Luke 21:26 speaks of men’s hearts failing them for fear.
Luke 21:26: Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Contradiction with Romans 11:20
Genesis 49:22 indicates strength in growth, contrasting with Romans 11:20, which warns against being high-minded and encourages fear.
Romans 11:20: Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Contradiction with Hebrews 3:19
Genesis 49:22 depicts thriving, in contrast to Hebrews 3:19, which highlights the inability to enter the promised land due to unbelief.
Hebrews 3:19: So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Contradiction with James 1:11
Genesis 49:22 describes fruitfulness, whereas James 1:11 compares the rich man’s pursuits to withering grass.
James 1:11: For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.