Contradiction with Exodus 33:5
While Haggai 1:13 assures God's presence, Exodus 33:5 describes God threatening to withdraw from Israel due to their stubbornness.
Exodus 33:5: For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye [are] a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Contradiction with Numbers 14:43
Haggai 1:13 promises God's presence, but Numbers 14:43 warns Israel of being forsaken if they proceed without God's blessing.
Numbers 14:43: For the Amalekites and the Canaanites [are] there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:17
Haggai 1:13 promises God's support; Deuteronomy 31:17 speaks of God hiding His face during disobedience.
Deuteronomy 31:17: Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among us? [befall: Heb. find]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 4:21-22
Whereas Haggai 1:13 speaks of divine presence, 1 Samuel 4:21-22 depicts the glory departing from Israel.
1 Samuel 4:21-22: And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. [Ichabod: that is, Where is the glory? or, There is no glory]
Contradiction with Lamentations 2:7
Haggai 1:13 is reassuring, but Lamentations 2:7 illustrates God rejecting His sanctuary, indicating absence.
Lamentations 2:7: The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. [given up: Heb. shut up]
Contradiction with Hosea 5:6
Haggai 1:13 assures God's presence, yet Hosea 5:6 describes God withdrawing from His people due to their iniquity.
Hosea 5:6: They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find [him]; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
Contradiction with Matthew 27:46
Haggai 1:13 expresses God's presence, but Matthew 27:46 records Jesus expressing feeling forsaken by God.
Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 24:20
In contrast to Haggai 1:13, 2 Chronicles 24:20 describes God's Spirit departing when His commands are forsaken.
2 Chronicles 24:20: And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. [came...: Heb. clothed]