Contradictions and Paradoxes in Micah 6:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Micah 6:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Micah 6:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Micah, God is asking the people what He did wrong to make them upset or tired of Him and wants them to tell Him if He has made any mistakes. It’s like when a caring parent asks, “Did I do something to upset you?” hoping to make things better.

Micah 6:3: O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:5

This verse states that God’s people went far from Him and walked after vanity, contrasting with Micah 6:3 where God questions what He did to cause His people to become weary of Him.

Jeremiah 2:5: Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:4

This verse accuses the nation of forsaking God, highlighting their rebellion in contrast to God's question in Micah 6:3 about how He has wearied them.

Isaiah 1:4: Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. [laden: Heb. of heaviness] [gone...: Heb. alienated, or, separated]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:7

This verse accuses God's people of breaking the covenant, unlike Micah 6:3’s suggestion of God seeking a reason for their dissatisfaction.

Hosea 6:7: But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. [men: or, Adam]

Contradiction with Malachi 1:6

This verse presents an accusation against the priests for despising God's name, in contrast to the questioning tone in Micah 6:3 where God seeks to understand the complaint against Him.

Malachi 1:6: A son honoureth [his] father, and a servant his master: if then I [be] a father, where [is] mine honour? and if I [be] a master, where [is] my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

Contradiction with Hebrews 3:10

This verse speaks of a generation that always goes astray in their heart and has not known God's ways, in contrast to Micah 6:3 where God questions what He has done to burden them.

Hebrews 3:10: Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in [their] heart; and they have not known my ways.
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