Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 2:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 2:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 2:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God told a messenger to tell a young man that the city of Jerusalem will be so full of people and animals that it will be like a place with no walls because there are too many to fit inside. This means God will make it a big and happy place without needing walls for safety.

Zechariah 2:4: And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Zechariah 2:4 implies immediate prosperity and expansion, whereas Jeremiah speaks to future plans and hope during current adversity.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

Zechariah 2:4 focuses on future growth and expansion, while Matthew advises against worrying about tomorrow or the future.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

Zechariah 2:4 suggests assured growth, contrasting Ecclesiastes' view that chance and unforeseen events can alter expected outcomes.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

Zechariah 2:4 describes a broad and expansive area, whereas Matthew speaks of a narrow path being the way to life.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

Zechariah 2:4 predicts a known future, but James reminds of the unpredictability of life and cautions against presuming knowledge of the future.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
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