Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 14:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 14:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 14:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, this means that people will live in the city happily, and nothing bad will happen to destroy it anymore. Jerusalem will be a safe place for everyone.

Zechariah 14:11: And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. [shall be: or, shall abide]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

Zechariah 14:11 mentions that there will be no more destruction, while Revelation 21:4 talks about God wiping away every tear and no more death, which implies the end of all forms of suffering, going beyond just destruction.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:21-22

Zechariah 14:11 speaks of no more destruction, yet Matthew 24:21-22 predicts a great tribulation where if not shortened, no flesh would be saved, implying severe calamity.

Matthew 24:21-22: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10

Zechariah 14:11 promises no more destruction in Jerusalem, whereas 2 Peter 3:10 declares the heavens will pass away with a great noise and the elements will melt with fervent heat, depicting total dissolution.

2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Contradiction with Isaiah 51:6

Zechariah 14:11 assures security from destruction, but Isaiah 51:6 describes the heavens vanishing like smoke and the earth wearing out, contrasting this certainty with eventual cosmic upheaval.

Isaiah 51:6: Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:33

Zechariah 14:11 ensures no more destruction for Jerusalem, while Jeremiah 25:33 speaks of the slain of the Lord being at one end of the earth to the other, indicating widespread calamity.

Jeremiah 25:33: And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from [one] end of the earth even unto the [other] end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
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