Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 1:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 1:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 1:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joel, this verse tells us that different kinds of bugs ate all the plants, one after the other, leaving nothing behind. It shows us how everything got ruined and why the people needed to ask God for help.

Joel 1:4: That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. [That which the palmerworm...: Heb. The residue of the palmerworm]

Contradiction with Joel 2:25

This verse speaks of God's promise to restore the years eaten by the locusts, suggesting a reversal of the destruction mentioned in Joel 1:4.

Joel 2:25: And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

Contradiction with Exodus 10:4-6

This verse describes God using locusts as a form of judgment, while Joel 1:4 presents it as a calamity for which restoration is needed.

Exodus 10:4-6: Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

Contradiction with Revelation 9:3-4

This verse describes locusts being commanded not to harm vegetation, contrasting with Joel 1:4 where locusts devour the land's produce.

Revelation 9:3-4: And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Contradiction with Nahum 3:15-16

These verses mention locusts linked with the destruction of but ultimately an indication of God's control and judgment, differing from the straightforward devastation in Joel 1:4.

Nahum 3:15-16: There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
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