Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19
These verses describe the cursing of the ground after Adam's disobedience, contradicting the promise of responsiveness and blessing in Hosea 2:21.
Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:4
This verse speaks of desolation and a lack of rain on the land, contrasting the fruitful land and divine response described in Hosea 2:21.
Jeremiah 12:4: How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
Contradiction with Isaiah 5:6
Here, God withholds rain as a punishment, which contradicts the assurance of God responding to the heavens in Hosea 2:21.
Isaiah 5:6: And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:23-24
These verses describe the heavens being like brass and withholding rain as a curse, opposing the promised responsiveness in Hosea 2:21.
Deuteronomy 28:23-24: And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron.