Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 4:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 4:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 4:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse is like telling someone that their garden is full of yummy and special fruits and flowers. It's a way to say that everything about them is really beautiful and special.

Song of Solomon 4:13: Thy plants [are] an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, [camphire: or, cypress]

Contradiction with Leviticus 19:19

This verse prohibits mixing of different kinds (e.g., seeds, fabrics), contrasting Song of Solomon 4:13’s imagery of mixed garden plants.

Leviticus 19:19: Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:39

Highlights differences in flesh (humans, animals, birds, fish), opposing the seamless integration of different plants and fruits in Song of Solomon 4:13.

1 Corinthians 15:39: All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but [there is] one [kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, [and] another of birds.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:17-18

Suggests only a good tree brings good fruit, whereas Song of Solomon 4:13 describes a garden with varied, non-specific planting.

Matthew 7:17-18: Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:12

Emphasizes plants yielding seed according to their kinds, contrasting with the mingled, diverse plantings in Song of Solomon 4:13.

Genesis 1:12: And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
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