Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:31
This verse calls for repentance and turning away from transgressions, contradicting the idea in Hosea 11:7 that people are bent on backsliding and seem unable to turn back.
Ezekiel 18:31: Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Contradiction with Jeremiah 3:22
In this verse, God calls the backsliding children to return, offering healing, which implies the possibility of repentance and change, contrary to the suggestion in Hosea 11:7 of an unchangeable state.
Jeremiah 3:22: Return, ye backsliding children, [and] I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou [art] the LORD our God.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 30:9
This verse mentions that God is gracious and will not turn away his face if people return to Him, suggesting a flexible and willing to forgive stance, which contrasts with the feeling of inevitability in Hosea 11:7.
2 Chronicles 30:9: For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children [shall find] compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God [is] gracious and merciful, and will not turn away [his] face from you, if ye return unto him.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:7
It states that the wicked should forsake their ways and turn to the Lord for mercy, contradicting Hosea 11:7 where it seems the people are unable to turn back.
Isaiah 55:7: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. [the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity] [abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon]
Contradiction with James 4:8
This verse encourages drawing near to God and cleansing hands and hearts, implying that turning away from sin is possible, contradictory to Hosea 11:7's depiction of the people's persistent backsliding.
James 4:8: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:1
This verse speaks of returning to God and putting away abominations, offering a direct path to return to God, which contrasts with Hosea 11:7’s implications of the inability to return.
Jeremiah 4:1: If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
Contradiction with Zechariah 1:3
It assures that if people return to God, He will return to them, offering hope and a promise of return, which contradicts the determined backsliding mentioned in Hosea 11:7.
Zechariah 1:3: Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.