Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 1:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 1:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 1:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joel, God is telling people who drink too much wine to wake up and be sad because there will be no more new wine for them to drink. God wants them to change their ways because something bad has happened that has stopped the wine from coming.

Joel 1:5: Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:1

While Joel 1:5 calls for awakening from drunkenness, Proverbs 20:1 warns that wine is a mocker, suggesting caution without a direct call to stop.

Proverbs 20:1: Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:7

Contradicts Joel 1:5 by encouraging people to enjoy wine with a merry heart, as life is short.

Ecclesiastes 9:7: Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 5:23

Advises not only refraining from drunkenness as in Joel 1:5 but suggests using a little wine for health benefits.

1 Timothy 5:23: Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:14-15

Implies that wine is given by God to gladden the heart of man, contrasting with Joel 1:5's call to sober up and mourn.

Psalm 104:14-15: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:1

Invites everyone to buy wine without money and is more celebratory, conflicting with the lamentation tone of Joel 1:5.

Isaiah 55:1: Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
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