Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ecclesiastes 12:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ecclesiastes 12:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ecclesiastes 12:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse means that as people get older, they might not hear well and wake up early in the morning when the birds start singing, and music and happy sounds might not be as joyful as before. It's a way to show how life changes as we age.

Ecclesiastes 12:4: And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

Contradiction with Psalm 100:1

While Ecclesiastes 12:4 speaks of quiet and silence, this verse encourages making a joyful noise.

Psalm 100:1: [A Psalm of praise.] Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. [praise: or, thanksgiving] [all...: Heb. all the earth]

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:12

This verse describes the mountains and hills singing and applauding, contrasting the silence in Ecclesiastes 12:4.

Isaiah 55:12: For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.

Contradiction with Psalm 150:5

Urges the use of loud cymbals for praise, which contrasts with the quiet mentioned in Ecclesiastes 12:4.

Psalm 150:5: Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:11

Speaks of the voice of joy and gladness, counter to the stillness described in Ecclesiastes 12:4.

Jeremiah 33:11: The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD [is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: [and] of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Revelation 19:1

Describes a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, contradicting the silence in Ecclesiastes 12:4.

Revelation 19:1: And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 15:16

Instructs the making of sound with musical instruments, which opposes the quietness from Ecclesiastes 12:4.

1 Chronicles 15:16: And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren [to be] the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

Contradiction with Psalm 47:1

Encourages clapping and shouting to God, unlike the silence suggested in Ecclesiastes 12:4.

Psalm 47:1: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.] O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. [for: or, of]
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