Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zephaniah 3:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zephaniah 3:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zephaniah 3:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Zephaniah, God promises to bring His people back together and make them special and loved by everyone, like a hero, showing everyone how He rescued them right in front of their eyes.

Zephaniah 3:20: At that time will I bring you [again], even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:10

This verse speaks of taking away joy and merriment from the people, contrary to the restoration and joy promised in Zephaniah 3:20.

Jeremiah 25:10: Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. [I will...: Heb. I will cause to perish from them]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:9

This verse states that there is nothing new under the sun, which contrasts with the new beginning and gathering in Zephaniah 3:20.

Ecclesiastes 1:9: The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

This verse discusses the vanity and injustice in life, contradicting the promise of honor and restoration in Zephaniah 3:20.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Isaiah 48:22

This verse states that there is no peace for the wicked, conflicting with the peace and restoration described in Zephaniah 3:20.

Isaiah 48:22: [There is] no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
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