Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 5:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 5:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 5:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Judges, this verse tells about a big and strong battle where the horses ran so hard that their hooves got broken. It shows how powerful and intense the fight was with lots of action and bravery.

Judges 5:22: Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. [pransings: or, tramplings, or, plungings]

Contradiction with Exodus 15:1

This verse celebrates God's miraculous power to overcome enemies without describing the actions of horses or chariots, unlike Judges 5:22 which emphasizes horses stamping.

Exodus 15:1: Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Contradiction with Psalm 20:7

This verse highlights trust in the Lord rather than confidence in horses and chariots, contrasting Judges 5:22 which depicts the action of horses in battle.

Psalm 20:7: Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

Warns against reliance on horses and chariots rather than seeking the Lord, opposing the emphasis on horses in Judges 5:22.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, in contrast to the physical portrayal of horses in Judges 5:22.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalm 33:17

Declares that a horse is a vain hope for deliverance, differing from the focus on the strength of horses in Judges 5:22.

Psalm 33:17: An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength.
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