Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 2:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 2:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 2:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, God is speaking about Israel and saying that if they don't listen and behave, He will take away all their blessings and make them like a dry, empty land with nothing to drink. Like a caring parent, God wants them to learn and do better, so they can have good things.

Hosea 2:3: Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:28

This verse speaks of being fruitful and multiplying, which contradicts the barrenness implied in Hosea 2:3.

Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:1

This verse speaks of the barren woman having more children, contradicting the desolation in Hosea 2:3.

Isaiah 54:1: Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:8

This verse describes God clothing and honoring Israel, contrasting with the stripping bare in Hosea 2:3.

Ezekiel 16:8: Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.

Contradiction with Psalm 113:9

This verse mentions making the barren woman a joyful mother, in contrast to the desolation in Hosea 2:3.

Psalm 113:9: He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. [to keep...: Heb. to dwell in an house]

Contradiction with Isaiah 26:19

This verse speaks of the dead living and the earth giving birth, contrasting the idea of barrenness in Hosea 2:3.

Isaiah 26:19: Thy dead [men] shall live, [together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

Paradox #1

Hosea 2:3 involves imagery and language that might be seen as harsh or severe, especially regarding the consequences described. The contradiction or conflict could arise from the tension between justice and mercy—how a loving and forgiving God also allows or warns of severe punishment. This could be seen as inconsistent with the concept of unconditional love.

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