Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 6:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 6:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 6:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God is happy and at peace because His plans are working in the north country, where He wanted things to be quiet and calm. It's like when you finish cleaning your room and feel really proud and peaceful because everything is in the right place.

Zechariah 6:8: Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Contradiction with Zechariah 1:15

This verse expresses God's great displeasure with those who are at ease, which contrasts with the finding of rest mentioned in Zechariah 6:8.

Zechariah 1:15: And I am very sore displeased with the heathen [that are] at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:20

This verse mentions the wicked as being like a troubled sea, which contrasts with the concept of calming God's spirit in Zechariah 6:8.

Isaiah 57:20: But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

Contradiction with Revelation 6:4

This verse speaks of taking peace from the earth, which contrasts with the notion of God’s spirit being quieted or pacified as in Zechariah 6:8.

Revelation 6:4: And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

This verse speaks about Jesus not coming to bring peace, but a sword, which could seem to contradict the calming effect mentioned in Zechariah 6:8.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:29

This verse states that God is beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears His name, contrasting the calming or restful depiction in Zechariah 6:8.

Jeremiah 25:29: For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts. [which...: Heb. upon which my name is called]

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

This verse mentions sudden destruction despite cries of peace, which differs from the concept of God’s spirit resting in Zechariah 6:8.

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Contradiction with Luke 12:51

This verse notes that Jesus came to bring division rather than peace on earth, contrasting with the restful implication in Zechariah 6:8.

Luke 12:51: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
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