Contradiction with Psalm 103:8
This verse states that "The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy," which contrasts with Zechariah 1:2's depiction of the Lord being "sore displeased" with the fathers.
Psalm 103:8: The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. [plentious...: Heb. great in mercy]
Contradiction with Jonah 4:2
Jonah expresses that God is "a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness," highlighting a different aspect of God's character compared to the severity mentioned in Zechariah 1:2.
Jonah 4:2: And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:22-23
These verses proclaim "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning," contrasting with God's strong displeasure expressed in Zechariah 1:2.
Lamentations 3:22-23: [It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Contradiction with 1 John 4:8
States that "God is love," which may seem at odds with the intensity of the displeasure communicated in Zechariah 1:2.
1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:32
"For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye," suggesting God's preference for repentance and life, in contrast to the displeasure in Zechariah 1:2.
Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye. [yourselves: or, others]