Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 7:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 7:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 7:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Hosea, God sees all the bad things that people do, even if they forget about them, and those actions are like big problems all around them. God doesn't forget and wants people to remember Him and do good.

Hosea 7:2: And they consider not in their hearts [that] I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face. [consider...: Heb. say not to]

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

This verse states that the eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good, which contradicts the notion in Hosea 7:2 that the people forget God remembers all their evil deeds.

Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 16:17

This verse highlights that God's eyes are on all their ways and not hidden from Him, whereas Hosea 7:2 suggests people mistakenly believe God does not recall their evil.

Jeremiah 16:17: For mine eyes [are] upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:1-2

This verse emphasizes God's knowledge of people’s actions even before they occur, contrasting Hosea 7:2's portrayal of people's ignorance of God's awareness.

Psalm 139:1-2: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:13

This states that nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight, contradicting Hosea 7:2 where people are unaware that God remembers their sins.

Hebrews 4:13: Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 16:9

It mentions that the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, highlighting God's omnipresence and contradicting the implication of forgetfulness in Hosea 7:2.

2 Chronicles 16:9: For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. [to shew...: or, strongly to hold with them, etc]

Contradiction with Job 34:21-22

This asserts that God watches every step people take and nothing can be concealed in darkness, opposing the oversight assumption in Hosea 7:2.

Job 34:21-22: For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Contradiction with Psalm 33:13-15

These verses indicate God looks from heaven and sees all mankind, providing a contradiction to the ignorance depicted in Hosea 7:2.

Psalm 33:13-15: The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
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