Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18
Contradicts Nahum 3:5's exposure and shame by offering forgiveness and cleansing from sins.
Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Contradiction with Psalm 103:12
Contradicts the idea of exposure, as it emphasizes the removal of sins far from us.
Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Contradiction with Micah 7:19
Suggests that God will subdue our iniquities and cast our sins into the sea, unlike Nahum 3:5’s exposure.
Micah 7:19: He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12
Contradicts by promising forgiveness and non-remembrance of sins, opposing exposure.
Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
Contradiction with 1 John 1:9
Speaks of cleansing from all unrighteousness, in contrast to Nahum 3:5's uncovering of sins and shame.
1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Paradox #1
Nahum 3:5 describes a punishment from God that involves public humiliation and exposure. The moral conflict here might arise from the idea of a loving and compassionate God choosing a punishment that seems harsh and shameful. Some people might find it difficult to reconcile this action with the concept of a forgiving and merciful deity.