Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 2:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 2:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 2:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, God is saying He will take His people to a quiet place where He can show them love and kindness, just like a friend. God wants to make them feel special and loved again.

Hosea 2:14: Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. [comfortably: or, friendly: Heb. to her heart]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:14

While Hosea 2:14 speaks of alluring and comforting Israel, Jeremiah 30:14 emphasizes abandonment and chastisement by friends.

Jeremiah 30:14: All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; [because] thy sins were increased.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 23:35

Hosea 2:14 discusses bringing Israel to speak kindly, whereas Ezekiel 23:35 mentions forgetting God and facing reproach.

Ezekiel 23:35: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:17

In contrast to the tender approach in Hosea 2:14, Isaiah 57:17 highlights God's anger and punishment on Israel's greed.

Isaiah 57:17: For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. [frowardly: Heb. turning away]

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:15

Hosea 2:14 describes a gentle restoration, but Lamentations 1:15 illustrates harsh judgment and defeat.

Lamentations 1:15: The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty [men] in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, [as] in a winepress. [the virgin...: or, the winepress of the virgin, etc]

Contradiction with Isaiah 50:1

Whereas Hosea 2:14 proposes reconciliation, Isaiah 50:1 questions Israel who sold themselves through sin.

Isaiah 50:1: Thus saith the LORD, Where [is] the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors [is it] to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21

Contrary to the wooing tone in Hosea 2:14, Amos 5:21 demonstrates God's hatred for Israel's feasts and gatherings.

Amos 5:21: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Zechariah 11:6

Hosea 2:14 implies wooing and solace, but Zechariah 11:6 involves God withdrawing protection from the people.

Zechariah 11:6: For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver [them]. [deliver: Heb. make to be found]
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