Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 14:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 14:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 14:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, God says He will fix people when they go the wrong way and love them no matter what because He isn’t angry with them anymore. It's like when a parent forgives their child and gives them a big hug.

Hosea 14:4: I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

Hosea 14:4 speaks of God's healing and love, while Exodus 20:5 warns of God punishing those who hate Him to the third and fourth generation.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:21

Hosea 14:4 declares peace and healing, contrasting Isaiah 57:21, which states there is no peace for the wicked.

Isaiah 57:21: [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:11

While Hosea 14:4 mentions healing, Jeremiah 18:11 talks about God framing evil against a nation for their wickedness.

Jeremiah 18:11: Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:4

Hosea 14:4 speaks of forgiveness and love, whereas Ezekiel 18:4 declares that the soul that sins shall die.

Ezekiel 18:4: Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Contradiction with Nahum 1:2

Hosea 14:4 expresses God's healing love; Nahum 1:2 describes God as jealous and avenging with wrath toward adversaries.

Nahum 1:2: God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies. [God...: or, The LORD is a jealous God, and a revenger, etc] [is furious: Heb. that hath fury]

Contradiction with Romans 2:8-9

Hosea 14:4 is about healing and love; Romans 2:8-9 speaks of indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish upon the soul of every man that does evil.

Romans 2:8-9: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:26-27

Hosea 14:4 promises healing and forgiveness, contrasting with Hebrews 10:26-27, which warns of judgment and fiery indignation for willful sinning.

Hebrews 10:26-27: For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
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