Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 80:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 80:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 80:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this verse means that when bad things happen, like wild animals ruining a garden, it's because God’s special place or people are not being taken care of. Christians might understand it as a reminder that they need to ask God for help and take good care of what He has given them.

Psalms 80:13: The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

Contradiction with Psalms 80:16

While Psalms 80:13 speaks of the boar from the forest devouring the vineyard, Psalms 80:16 suggests divine judgment as the cause of devastation, rather than animals.

Psalms 80:16: [It is] burned with fire, [it is] cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:5-6

Whereas Psalms 80:13 describes the vineyard as being devoured by wildlife, Isaiah 5:5-6 describes the removal of protection and deliberate destruction of the vineyard, implying a direct intervention rather than animal action.

Isaiah 5:5-6: 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 Jeremiah 31:28

Psalms 80:13 describes destruction by a boar, a natural cause, but Jeremiah 31:28 describes God as actively watching over destruction and eventual rebuilding, showing a divine plan rather than random natural destruction.

Jeremiah 31:28: And it shall come to pass, [that] like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Job 1:10

This verse contradicts Psalms 80:13 by describing a protective hedge around Job's household, suggesting divine protection rather than vulnerability to animal attack.

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 Ezekiel 34:28

Suggests security from threats like the "boar" of Psalms 80:13, with God's promise that His people will dwell safely and not be ravaged by beasts.

Ezekiel 34:28: And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make [them] afraid.
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