Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zephaniah 2:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zephaniah 2:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zephaniah 2:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zephaniah, God promises to use His power to stop a strong country called Assyria and make its big city, Nineveh, empty and deserted like a dry, lonely desert. This shows that God is very powerful and can change even the strongest places.

Zephaniah 2:13: And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, [and] dry like a wilderness.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

This verse shows God sparing Nineveh after they repented, whereas Zephaniah 2:13 foretells Nineveh's destruction.

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 Jeremiah 18:7-8

God states He can relent from destroying nations if they repent; Zephaniah 2:13 predicts unavoidable destruction.

Jeremiah 18:7-8: [At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it];
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