Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 19:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 19:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 19:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, God is saying that the bad king will have to go back the same way he came and will not enter the special city. God promises to protect the city and keep it safe.

2 Kings 19:33: By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse explains that God does not lie or repent, which could contradict the interpretation of changing outcomes as seen in 2 Kings 19:33, where God's declaration leads to a specific prophecy about Sennacherib's return.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:24

This verse suggests that the wicked can repent and change, which seems to contrast with the absolute nature of the prophecy in 2 Kings 19:33 regarding the Assyrian king's fate.

Ezekiel 18:24: But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked [man] doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

God decided not to destroy Nineveh after the people repented, indicating outcomes can be altered based on human actions, contrasting with the unchangeability of the prophecy in 2 Kings 19:33.

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.
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