Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 1:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 1:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 1:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Joel, this verse means that all the trees are drying up and withering because people have lost their happiness and joy. It's like when plants don't get water and sunshine, they start to droop and fade away.

Joel 1:12: The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, [even] all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:3

Describes a tree planted by the rivers of water, bringing forth fruit in its season, which contrasts with the withering trees and lack of joy mentioned in Joel 1:12.

Psalm 1:3: And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. [wither: Heb. fade]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:8

Portrays a tree by the water that remains fruitful and doesn't wither, contradicting the scene of devastation and drying up in Joel 1:12.

Jeremiah 17:8: For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and [that] spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. [drought: or, restraint]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 47:12

Mentions trees whose leaves do not wither and fruit that is continuous, counteracting the scene of barrenness in Joel 1:12.

Ezekiel 47:12: And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. [shall grow: Heb. shall come up] [new: or, principal] [for medicine: or, for bruises and sores]
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