Contradictions and Paradoxes in Micah 1:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Micah 1:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Micah 1:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Micah, people living in the city of Lachish need to hurry and get ready to leave because they started doing wrong things that spread to others, making God unhappy. They showed bad behavior that others began to copy, which is why they are in trouble.

Micah 1:13: O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she [is] the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. [inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 26:6

This verse speaks of Shiloh being abandoned due to disobedience, implying a history of divine abandonment rather than a unique case for Lachish mentioned in Micah 1:13.

Jeremiah 26:6: Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 10:11

This verse mentions God's plan to punish certain cities, suggesting that all cities are at risk of judgment, not just Lachish as singled out in Micah 1:13.

Isaiah 10:11: Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

Contradiction with Nahum 3:19

Emphasizes inevitable destruction without hope, contradicting the implied strategic importance and strength of Lachish in Micah 1:13.

Nahum 3:19: [There is] no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? [healing: Heb. wrinkling]

Contradiction with Zephaniah 3:6

Shows universal destruction of nations, suggesting a divine pattern contrary to the specific blame placed on Lachish in Micah 1:13.

Zephaniah 3:6: I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. [towers: or, corners]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:17

Describes Lachish as significant in defense, which contradicts its portrayal as initiating transgression in Micah 1:13.

2 Kings 18:17: And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which [is] in the highway of the fuller's field. [great: Heb. heavy]
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