Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 1:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 1:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 1:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God is telling people not to be like their ancestors who didn't listen when He warned them to stop behaving badly. God wants them to listen and change their ways now.

Zechariah 1:4: Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and [from] your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse emphasizes individual responsibility for sin, whereas Zechariah 1:4 calls for a return from the ways of the ancestors, suggesting generational influence.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:29-30

Here, it is stated that people will no longer accuse past generations for current suffering, which contrasts with the call in Zechariah 1:4 to not follow in the ancestors' sinful ways.

Jeremiah 31:29-30: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

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