Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 29:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 29:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 29:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that in the future, people, including visitors from far away, will see how God made the land sick because the people did not listen to Him. It's like a warning to always do the right thing so bad things won't happen.

Deuteronomy 29:22: So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; [which...: Heb. wherewith the LORD hath made it sick]

Contradiction with Exodus 34:6-7

This verse highlights God's mercy, grace, and forgiveness, contrasting with the disaster and wrath described in Deuteronomy 29:22.

Exodus 34:6-7: And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:30-32

Here, God urges repentance and offers life rather than destruction, differing from the desolation in Deuteronomy 29:22.

Ezekiel 18:30-32: Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn [yourselves] from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. [yourselves: or, others]

Contradiction with Jonah 4:2

Jonah describes God as merciful and slow to anger, which contradicts the implied punishment and devastation in Deuteronomy 29:22.

Jonah 4:2: And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
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