Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 80:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 80:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 80:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the writer is asking God why He has let them lose their protection, so now anyone can come and take what they have. The people feel like they are no longer safe and are wondering why God has allowed this to happen.

Psalms 80:12: Why hast thou [then] broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

Contradiction with Job 1:10

Job 1:10 speaks of God setting a hedge of protection around Job, which contrasts with Psalms 80:12 where the hedge is removed, leading to vulnerability.

Job 1:10: Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. [substance: or, cattle]

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:5

Isaiah 5:5 describes the removal of the protective hedge leading to destruction, which mirrors Psalms 80:12 but presents it as divine judgment rather than absence of protection.

Isaiah 5:5: And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: [trodden...: Heb. for a treading]

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:31

Proverbs 24:31 depicts a neglected or broken hedge leading to vulnerability, which is not a divine act as implied in Psalms 80:12.

Proverbs 24:31: And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 13:5

Ezekiel 13:5 criticizes the failure of leaders to stand in the breach, implying a lack of protection, contrasting the divine involvement suggested in Psalms 80:12.

Ezekiel 13:5: Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. [gaps: or, breaches] [made...: Heb. hedged the hedge]
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