Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 14:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 14:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 14:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God will make the land around Jerusalem flat and safe for people to live there happily. This shows that God will make Jerusalem a special and important place for everyone.

Zechariah 14:10: All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and [from] the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. [turned: or, compassed] [inhabited: or, shall abide]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:27

Jeremiah states that the land will be desolate, which contradicts Zechariah 14:10, where the land shall be inhabited.

Jeremiah 4:27: For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:1

Isaiah describes the Lord making the earth empty and scattering its inhabitants, in contrast to the prosperous inhabitation foretold in Zechariah 14:10.

Isaiah 24:1: Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. [turneth...: Heb. perverteth the face thereof]

Contradiction with Amos 9:8

Amos speaks of the destruction of the sinful kingdom, opposing the restoration and dwelling mentioned in Zechariah 14:10.

Amos 9:8: Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Micah 1:6

Micah prophesies the destruction of Samaria, which stands against the promise of restoration and leveling in Zechariah 14:10.

Micah 1:6: Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, [and] as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:14

Ezekiel predicts desolation for Jerusalem, contrary to the promise of habitation and prosperity in Zechariah 14:10.

Ezekiel 5:14: Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that [are] round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:1

Lamentations highlights the loneliness and desolation of the city, contrasting the populous state in Zechariah 14:10.

Lamentations 1:1: How doth the city sit solitary, [that was] full of people! [how] is she become as a widow! she [that was] great among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary!

Contradiction with Malachi 4:1

Malachi warns of a day that will burn like an oven, which negates the peaceful expansion indicated in Zechariah 14:10.

Malachi 4:1: For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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