Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 1:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 1:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 1:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God is reminding people that what He told the prophets would happen really did happen because the people did not listen and behave well. So, the people realized that God did exactly what He said He would do because of the way they acted.

Zechariah 1:6: But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. [take...: or, overtake]

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:21

Proverbs 19:21 suggests that human plans can be many, but ultimately God's purpose prevails, whereas Zechariah 1:6 emphasizes the fulfillment of God's words and commandments despite human disobedience.

Proverbs 19:21: [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:8

Jeremiah 18:8 indicates that God may change His mind concerning the planned punishment if a nation repents, whereas Zechariah 1:6 speaks to the unyielding execution of God's words regardless of human action.

Jeremiah 18:8: If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

This verse reveals that God repented from the evil he had planned due to Nineveh's repentance, whereas Zechariah 1:6 focuses on the inevitable realization of God’s words.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:29

Here, it is declared that God will not lie or change His mind, contradicting the notion in Zechariah 1:6 where God’s plan was fulfilled even after delayed repentance.

1 Samuel 15:29: And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. [Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory]
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