Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 2:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 2:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 2:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joel, God is telling the animals not to worry because the grass and trees will grow again and there will be plenty of food for everyone. It's like God is promising that everything will be okay and the land will be happy and full of good things.

Joel 2:22: Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19

These verses speak of the curse on the ground due to Adam’s sin, resulting in thorns and thistles, contradicting Joel 2:22's description of abundant fruitfulness.

Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:4

This verse speaks of the land mourning and being desolate, contradicting the positive and flourishing imagery in Joel 2:22.

Jeremiah 12:4: How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:4

Here the roads to Zion mourn because no one comes to the festivals, and the land is desolate, contradicting Joel 2:22's message of restoration and abundance.

Lamentations 1:4: The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she [is] in bitterness.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:4

This verse describes the earth mourning and fading away, in contrast to Joel 2:22, where there is joy in the land’s productivity.

Isaiah 24:4: The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. [the haughty...: Heb. the height of the people]

Contradiction with Haggai 1:10-11

These verses indicate withheld blessings and a lack of produce due to disobedience, contradicting the fertile and productive picture in Joel 2:22.

Haggai 1:10-11: Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed [from] her fruit.

Contradiction with Amos 5:16-17

The passage foretells mourning and wailing throughout the land, contradicting the joy and fruitfulness described in Joel 2:22.

Amos 5:16-17: Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
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