Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nahum 3:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nahum 3:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nahum 3:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nahum, the strong places of the enemy are like trees with ripe fruits that easily fall off when shaken, meaning they will be easy to defeat. God is telling people that their enemies will not be able to stand strong for long.

Nahum 3:12: All thy strong holds [shall be like] fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

Contradiction with Isaiah 28:2

While Nahum 3:12 talks about weakness, Isaiah 28:2 speaks of a powerful and strong one who will destroy.

Isaiah 28:2: Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, [which] as a tempest of hail [and] a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:7

This verse promises that enemies who come will be smitten and flee, contrary to the easy taking of the defenses in Nahum 3:12.

Deuteronomy 28:7: The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:11

This verse suggests that those against will be as nothing and perish, unlike the falling defenses in Nahum 3:12.

Isaiah 41:11: Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. [they that strive...: Heb. the men of thy strife]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:19

Unlike the vulnerability in Nahum 3:12, this verse promises deliverance and overcoming adversaries.

Jeremiah 1:19: And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I [am] with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
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