Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 14:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 14:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 14:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, Christians often understand this verse to mean that God's love and goodness will be everywhere, spreading from Jerusalem to all the world, like water flowing. It will bring life and happiness to people no matter the season, whether it's hot summer or cold winter.

Zechariah 14:8: And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. [former: or, eastern]

Contradiction with Genesis 7:24

Zechariah 14:8 speaks of living waters flowing continuously, while Genesis describes the waters prevailing for only 150 days during the flood, implying they eventually subsided.

Genesis 7:24: And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Contradiction with John 4:14

The living water given by Jesus is described as eternal, producing everlasting life, whereas Zechariah 14:8 describes a continuous outward flow from Jerusalem, suggesting a different nature and purpose.

John 4:14: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:1

This verse talks about a new heaven and a new earth where the sea is no more, contradicting the presence of flowing waters as described in Zechariah 14:8.

Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:13

Speaks of those forsaking the Lord being written in the earth, emphasizing those who depart from living waters, while Zechariah 14:8 depicts the abundant and continual presence of living waters.

Jeremiah 17:13: O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, [and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
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