Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 4:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 4:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 4:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar looked up to heaven, realized how great God is, and praised Him because God's rule lasts forever and ever. He learned that God's power never ends and felt thankful.

Daniel 4:34: And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:11

Explains that God's works are beyond the understanding of man, while Daniel 4:34 suggests Nebuchadnezzar comprehends God’s everlasting dominion.

Ecclesiastes 3:11: He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Contradiction with Psalms 115:16

States the heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth has been given to mankind, contrasting the idea of God’s dominion over all.

Psalms 115:16: The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

Emphasizes that man's way is not in himself but under God's guidance, differing from Nebuchadnezzar's personal realization and blessing of God.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

God's thoughts and ways are higher than man's, challenging the notion of Nebuchadnezzar understanding and praising God’s eternal dominion as in Daniel 4:34.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Job 37:23

States that God is beyond human reach and understanding, contradicting the clarity of understanding shown by Nebuchadnezzar.

Job 37:23: [Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: [he is] excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
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