Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18
While Psalms 147:17 describes a chilling cold, Isaiah 1:18 uses snow as a metaphor for purity and cleansing.
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 Genesis 8:22
Contradicts the harshness of snow in Psalms 147:17 by stating that seasons, including cold and heat, will not cease, suggesting a balance.
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 Job 37:9-10
Mentions cold winds but indicates they are commanded by God's breath, suggesting a form of control, rather than the scattered ice presented in Psalms 147:17.
Job 37:9-10: Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. [south: Heb. chamber] [north: Heb. scattering winds]
Contradiction with Matthew 24:20
Contradicts Psalms 147:17 by warning of the hardships of travel in winter, implying more severe conditions than mere coldness.
Matthew 24:20: But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Contradiction with Proverbs 25:13
Compares the cold of snow to the refreshing trustworthiness of a messenger, which contradicts the harsh imagery of ice and cold in Psalms 147:17.
Proverbs 25:13: As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Paradox #1
This verse refers to weather phenomena, like frost and ice. A contradiction could arise if it's interpreted to mean these phenomena are directly controlled by divine intervention, as science explains them as natural meteorological processes. However, since many people view such verses as poetic or symbolic rather than literal, there may be no inherent conflict for those perspectives.