Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 10:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 10:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 10:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, God is saying that Ephraim, like a young cow that learns to work and enjoys it, will have to do harder work. Judah will also have to help, and together they will prepare the ground for planting.

Hosea 10:11: And Ephraim [is as] an heifer [that is] taught, [and] loveth to tread out [the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, [and] Jacob shall break his clods. [her...: Heb. the beauty of her neck]

Contradiction with Matthew 11:28-30

Jesus calls us to take His yoke upon us, promising rest, which contrasts the yoke of labor and submission in Hosea 10:11.

Matthew 11:28-30: Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:1

Paul speaks about the freedom in Christ and encourages believers to not be entangled with a yoke of bondage, contrasting with the imposed yoke of work in Hosea 10:11.

Galatians 5:1: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Contradiction with John 8:36

Jesus declares that the Son sets people free, which seems to contradict the image of being yoked under obligation in Hosea 10:11.

John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Contradiction with Romans 8:21

Promises that creation itself will be liberated from bondage, contrasting with the imagery of imposed labor and burden in Hosea 10:11.

Romans 8:21: Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 10:27

Speaks of the anointing breaking the yoke, which contradicts the burden and yoke of submission depicted in Hosea 10:11.

Isaiah 10:27: And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. [be taken...: Heb. remove]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:8

God promises to break the yoke off the necks of His people, opposing the idea of binding them under a yoke as seen in Hosea 10:11.

Jeremiah 30:8: For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:31-33

Encourages reliance on God for provision rather than emphasizing labor and toil under a yoke as described in Hosea 10:11.

Matthew 6:31-33: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
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