Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 6:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 6:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 6:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this means that the person he loves is going to a beautiful garden to enjoy the nice smells and pick pretty flowers. It’s a way to show how much he cares about spending time in a peaceful and lovely place.

Song of Solomon 6:2: My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:15

This verse warns against making covenants with those in the land, contrasting the intimate and peaceful imagery found in Song of Solomon 6:2.

Exodus 34:15: Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and [one] call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:21

This verse speaks about Israel turning into a degenerate plant, in contrast to the lush and vibrant garden imagery in Song of Solomon 6:2.

Jeremiah 2:21: Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:6

This verse discusses the desolation of a vineyard, contradicting the flourishing garden imagery in Song of Solomon 6:2.

Isaiah 5:6: And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:22

Talks about the deceitfulness of riches choking the word, contrasting with the peaceful and thriving garden setting in Song of Solomon 6:2.

Matthew 13:22: He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Contradiction with Mark 4:7

Describes seeds being choked by thorns, contrasting the lush pastures and gardens in Song of Solomon 6:2.

Mark 4:7: And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:35-36

Describes the wicked spreading like a green tree but then vanishing, in contrast to the consistent flourishing garden imagery in Song of Solomon 6:2.

Psalm 37:35-36: I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. [a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil]
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