Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zephaniah 2:4

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

According to Zephaniah, this means that God is telling people that some places will become empty and ruined because the people there did not listen to Him. It's like when a toy town gets knocked down because it's not being taken care of.

Zephaniah 2:4: For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:14

This verse declares judgment on the surrounding nations but promises restoration to Judah, while Zephaniah 2:4 predicts destruction for Judah's cities.

Jeremiah 12:14: Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

Contradiction with Amos 9:15

This verse promises that Israel will never be uprooted again from their land, contradicting the predicted desolation in Zephaniah 2:4.

Amos 9:15: And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:1

Isaiah promises mercy and restoration for Israel, which contrasts with the devastation foretold in Zephaniah 2:4.

Isaiah 14:1: For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
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