Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
This verse emphasizes trusting in the Lord rather than relying on our own understanding, which seems contrary to the explicit voice from heaven intended for the people to enhance their understanding in John 12:30.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 3:7
This verse describes Samuel not yet knowing the Lord, nor having heard His voice, in contrast to the people in John 12:30 who hear the voice for their sake.
1 Samuel 3:7: Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. [Now...: or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the LORD, and before the word of the LORD was revealed unto him]
Contradiction with Matthew 13:13
Here, people are described as seeing without seeing and hearing without hearing or understanding, contradicting the purpose of the voice heard in John 12:30 meant for comprehension.
Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:9
Depicts God’s ways and thoughts as higher and beyond human understanding, which could contradict the clear and purposeful message from heaven heard by people in John 12:30.
Isaiah 55:9: For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 29:29
This verse speaks of secret things belonging to God, contrasting with the public and revealed nature of the voice from heaven in John 12:30.
Deuteronomy 29:29: The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.