Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 1:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 1:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 1:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God is saying He has come back to Jerusalem with kindness and promises to rebuild His special house there, while also caring for the city. It's like God is making sure everything is set right and safe for everyone.

Zechariah 1:16: Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Exodus 32:10

God declares the intention to destroy Israel, contradicting the promise of mercy and return in Zechariah 1:16.

Exodus 32:10: Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

Contradiction with Isaiah 50:1

The verse talks about God abandoning Israel, which is contrary to Zechariah 1:16's promise to restore Jerusalem.

Isaiah 50:1: Thus saith the LORD, Where [is] the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors [is it] to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:38

Jesus speaks of leaving Jerusalem desolate, contradicting Zechariah 1:16's assurance of restoration and presence.

Matthew 23:38: Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:1

God's refusal to show favor to Jerusalem contrasts with the commitment to return and rebuild mentioned in Zechariah 1:16.

Jeremiah 15:1: Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, [yet] my mind [could] not [be] toward this people: cast [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth.

Contradiction with Hosea 1:6

God's proclamation of no more mercy on the house of Israel is contrary to the message of compassion in Zechariah 1:16.

Hosea 1:6: And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God] said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. [Loruhamah: that is, Not having obtained mercy] [no...: Heb. not add any more to] [but...: or, that I should altogether pardon them]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 36:17

This verse speaks of God's wrath leading to destruction, which opposes Zechariah 1:16's message of returning to show mercy.

2 Chronicles 36:17: Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave [them] all into his hand.
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