Contradictions and Paradoxes in Haggai 2:6

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

According to the prophet Haggai, God is saying that soon He will make big changes in the world, shaking everything in the sky, the land, the sea, and everywhere else. It's like when you shake a toy box to mix everything up, but God is doing this to make things right and better.

Haggai 2:6: For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it [is] a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land];

Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:23-26

These verses depict the earth as becoming void and desolate at God's anger, rather than being shaken and filled with God's glory, as indicated in Haggai 2:6.

Jeremiah 4:23-26: I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.

Contradiction with Genesis 9:11

This verse promises that the earth will never again be destroyed by a flood, contrasting the idea of God shaking the heavens and the earth as described in Haggai 2:6.

Genesis 9:11: And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:10

Here, God promises that His covenant of peace will not be removed, suggesting stability rather than the shaking described in Haggai 2:6.

Isaiah 54:10: For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:5

This verse speaks of God setting the earth on its foundations so it should not be moved, contrasting with the shaking mentioned in Haggai 2:6.

Psalm 104:5: [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever. [Who...: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases]

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

States that God does not change, which contrasts with the dynamic action of shaking described in Haggai 2:6.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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