Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 6:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 6:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 6:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God spoke to him and gave him a special message to share with the people. This means God had something important to tell everyone through Zechariah.

Zechariah 6:9: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:7

This verse describes God directly commanding the prophet, which can be seen as differing from symbolic acts in Zechariah 6:9.

Jeremiah 1:7: But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I [am] a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 4:9

God instructs Ezekiel to perform a symbolic act, while in Zechariah 6:9, the instruction is to perform a symbolic act which might be seen as mere articulation.

Ezekiel 4:9: Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. [fitches: or, spelt]

Contradiction with Exodus 4:10

Moses hesitates to speak for God due to perceived inadequacy, contrasting with Zechariah's direct receipt of word from the Lord in Zechariah 6:9.

Exodus 4:10: And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. [eloquent: Heb. a man of words] [heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, nor since the third day]
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