Contradiction with Isaiah 43:2
Contradicts the miraculous parting of the waters in Joshua 3:15 by reassuring that God will be with you through waters, implying you will go through them, not part them.
Isaiah 43:2: When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Contradiction with Amos 5:24
Contradicts Joshua 3:15 as it uses the metaphor that justice and righteousness should flow continuously, unlike the physical waters halting in the story of Joshua.
Amos 5:24: But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. [run: Heb. roll]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:7
Contradicts by emphasizing the natural, continuous flow of rivers into the sea, unlike the damming of the Jordan River described in Joshua 3:15.
Ecclesiastes 1:7: All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea [is] not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. [return...: Heb. return to go]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 5:22
Contradicts by highlighting God's provision that the sea’s waters are contained by perpetual decree, opposing the temporary halt of the Jordan River.
Jeremiah 5:22: Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand [for] the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Contradiction with Genesis 8:22
Contradicts with the concept of a natural order, including seasons and cycles, suggesting that such an interruption as in Joshua 3:15 is an anomaly.
Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]
Paradox #1
The potential contradiction could be related to the description of water behavior, as it might describe a phenomenon that doesn't align with our understanding of natural water flow and physics, particularly the stopping or piling up of water in a river.