Contradiction with Judges 21:25
Explains that there was no king in Israel and everyone did what was right in their own eyes, contradicting the idea of God’s established reign.
Judges 21:25: In those days [there was] no king in Israel: every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14
Acknowledges the presence of vanity and lack of justice on earth, contrasting the message of divine judgment in equity.
Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.
Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:2-3
Questions why God allows injustice and violence, contradicting the view of a world firmly established in righteousness.
Habakkuk 1:2-3: O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
Complains to God about the prosperity of the wicked, questioning the equity of divine justice.
Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]
Contradiction with Isaiah 59:14
Notes that justice is turned back and truth has fallen, contradicting the stable and righteous judgment depicted in Psalms 96:10.
Isaiah 59:14: And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.