Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 14:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 14:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 14:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, God will help people grow strong and beautiful, like a big, healthy olive tree, and they will be as nice and fresh as the special, beautiful smell of Lebanon. This is a way to show how God makes everyone feel loved and cared for.

Hosea 14:6: His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. [spread: Heb. go]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:19

While Hosea 14:6 speaks of flourishing and growth, Matthew 7:19 warns that unfruitful trees will be cut down and thrown into the fire, contradicting the idea of continual growth.

Matthew 7:19: Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Contradiction with John 15:6

Hosea 14:6 describes prosperity and beauty, but John 15:6 depicts withering and being cast away, presenting a stark contrast.

John 15:6: If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:4

Hosea 14:6 uses imagery of stability and beauty, whereas Psalm 1:4 compares the ungodly to chaff that the wind drives away, indicating instability and lack of growth.

Psalm 1:4: The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Contradiction with Luke 3:9

The flourishing growth in Hosea 14:6 is contradicted by Luke 3:9, which warns of the axe being laid to the root of trees that don't produce good fruit, suggesting destruction instead of growth.

Luke 3:9: And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
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