Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 13:13

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

According to the prophet Hosea, it's like when a mom is about to have a baby, and it's not a good time to wait too long to be born. This means that sometimes people make unwise choices by not acting at the right time.

Hosea 13:13: The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the place of] the breaking forth of children. [long: Heb. a time]

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:9

This verse speaks of God bringing forth birth, whereas Hosea 13:13 metaphorically describes Ephraim as a child who does not come to the birth, indicating lost opportunity and failure.

Isaiah 66:9: Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut [the womb]? saith thy God. [not...: or, not beget?]

Contradiction with John 16:21

This verse describes the joy following successful birth, contradicting Hosea 13:13, where the child (Ephraim) fails to be born, signifying missed redemption.

John 16:21: A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

Contradiction with Isaiah 37:3

This verse states it is a day of trouble and of rebuke as children come to birth with strength exhausted, which differs from Hosea 13:13 where the child does not even reach the birth, representing a complete failure.

Isaiah 37:3: And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day [is] a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and [there is] not strength to bring forth. [blasphemy: or, provocation]

Contradiction with Revelation 12:2

This verse depicts a woman in pain and travail, about to give birth, contrasting with Hosea 13:13 where there is no successful birth, signifying unfulfilled potential and promise.

Revelation 12:2: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
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