Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nahum 2:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nahum 2:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nahum 2:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nahum, God is telling us about a strong lion who takes care of his family by getting lots of food, but it also shows how this lion is very powerful and likes to keep more than he needs. God is using this picture to explain that even strong and greedy people can lose everything, and He will make sure that they do not continue to be unfair.

Nahum 2:12: The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:10

It assures God's protection and presence, which contradicts Nahum 2:12's depiction of devastation and loss.

Isaiah 41:10: Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Contradiction with Psalm 91:10

This verse promises that no harm will befall the faithful, contrasting the destruction and emptying shown in Nahum 2:12.

Psalm 91:10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

God's plans for prosperity and a hope oppose the imagery of ruin in Nahum 2:12.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Psalm 23:1

The Lord as a shepherd providing for needs contradicts the image of an empty, forsaken place in Nahum 2:12.

Psalm 23:1: [A Psalm of David.] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:6

Encouragement to be strong because God will not abandon them is in direct opposition to the sense of destruction and abandonment in Nahum 2:12.

Deuteronomy 31:6: Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
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