Contradiction with Hosea 13:16
This verse contradicts Hosea 9:6 because it describes the violent punishment of Samaria for rebelling against God, while Hosea 9:6 speaks of the people fleeing due to destruction, indicating a different consequence for wrongdoing.
Hosea 13:16: Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 44:27
This verse contradicts Hosea 9:6 as it depicts God watching over the people of Judah to bring evil rather than peace, whereas Hosea 9:6 illustrates people escaping to Egypt and finding graves there, emphasizing their destruction moving away from God's punishment.
Jeremiah 44:27: Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that [are] in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
Contradiction with Isaiah 30:2-3
These verses contradict Hosea 9:6 by indicating that seeking refuge in Egypt leads to shame and humiliation, implying an inability to escape God’s will, while Hosea 9:6 shows them actually fleeing to Egypt to escape destruction.
Isaiah 30:2-3: That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
Contradiction with Hosea 7:16
This verse contradicts Hosea 9:6 because it mentions that they return not to the Most High, describing their waning state and destruction, whereas in Hosea 9:6 they are actively fleeing to find graves in Egypt, portraying action rather than stagnation.
Hosea 7:16: They return, [but] not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this [shall be] their derision in the land of Egypt.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:15-16
These verses contradict Hosea 9:6 by detailing that those outside will die by the sword and those inside by famine and pestilence, yet those who escape remain in the mountains, contrasting with the imagery of finding graves in Egypt as in Hosea 9:6.
Ezekiel 7:15-16: The sword [is] without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that [is] in the field shall die with the sword; and he that [is] in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.