Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23
This verse suggests God's desire for the wicked to turn from their ways and live, contrasting with the message of desolation in Hosea 5:9.
Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?
Contradiction with Jonah 3:10
This verse illustrates God's willingness to relent from sending calamity if a nation repents, contrasting the certainty of destruction in Hosea 5:9.
Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.
Contradiction with Joel 2:13-14
These verses emphasize God's gracious and merciful nature, showing a path to avoiding judgement, which seems at odds with the inevitable desolation described in Hosea 5:9.
Joel 2:13-14: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:7-8
These verses indicate that God may change His mind about disaster if a nation repents, offering a potential escape from judgement not reflected in Hosea 5:9.
Jeremiah 18:7-8: [At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it];