Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 9:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 9:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 9:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God's goodness and beauty are very wonderful and make people very happy. When God gives good things like food and drink, young boys and girls feel joyful and full of life.

Zechariah 9:17: For how great [is] his goodness, and how great [is] his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. [cheerful: or, grow, or, speak]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:2

This verse suggests that everything is vanity, contradicting the abundance and value described in Zechariah 9:17.

Ecclesiastes 1:2: Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with James 4:14

This verse emphasizes the fleeting nature of life, contrasting with the sense of permanence and value in Zechariah 9:17.

James 4:14: Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. [It...: or, For it is]

Contradiction with Job 14:1-2

These verses talk about the brevity and trouble of life, which contradict the positive imagery of abundance in Zechariah 9:17.

Job 14:1-2: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:11

Describes toil as vanity and vexation, in contrast to the joyful abundance highlighted in Zechariah 9:17.

Ecclesiastes 2:11: Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all [was] vanity and vexation of spirit, and [there was] no profit under the sun.

Contradiction with Psalm 73:12-14

These verses illustrate wealth and prosperity of the wicked as troubling, conflicting with the celebration of goodness in Zechariah 9:17.

Psalm 73:12-14: Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

Advises against storing earthly treasures, which contrasts the material abundance suggested in Zechariah 9:17.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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