Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 1:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 1:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 1:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, the people who looked over the earth told God's angel that everything on the earth was calm and peaceful. This means that at that time, there was no trouble or fighting happening anywhere.

Zechariah 1:11: And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:11

This verse speaks of desolation and exile for the land, which contrasts the peace reported in Zechariah 1:11.

Jeremiah 25:11: And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:25

This verse predicts destruction and not peace, contrary to the rest perceived in Zechariah 1:11.

Ezekiel 7:25: Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and [there shall be] none. [Destruction: Heb. Cutting off]

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:21

States there is no peace for the wicked, which contrasts the peace seen in the earth in Zechariah 1:11.

Isaiah 57:21: [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus states he came not to send peace but a sword, contradicting the peaceful state mentioned in Zechariah 1:11.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Revelation 6:4

Describes the removal of peace from the earth, which contradicts the restfulness in Zechariah 1:11.

Revelation 6:4: And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
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