Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nahum 1:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nahum 1:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nahum 1:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nahum, God is so powerful that he can make the sea and rivers dry up. He can make green and rich places become weak and dry too.

Nahum 1:4: He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

Contradiction with Genesis 8:22

Nahum 1:4 describes God’s power over nature, including drying the seas, while Genesis 8:22 promises continuity of natural seasons, implying a stable order in nature.

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]

Contradiction with Psalm 104:10

Nahum 1:4 mentions God drying rivers, whereas Psalm 104:10 describes God provisioning nature by sending springs into valleys, showcasing a nurturing aspect.

Psalm 104:10: He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills. [He: Heb. Who] [run: Heb. walk]

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:19

Nahum 1:4 highlights drying bodies of water, while Isaiah 43:19 speaks of God making a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, indicating provision rather than depletion.

Isaiah 43:19: Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.
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