Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 12:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 12:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 12:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Ezekiel, God spoke to him with an important message to share with the people. It’s like when a teacher gives you a special job to tell your friends something important.

Ezekiel 12:21: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Contradiction with Ezekiel 12:27

This verse contradicts Ezekiel 12:21 by indicating that the prophecy applies to a distant future, while Ezekiel 12:21 addresses the immediacy of the word being fulfilled.

Ezekiel 12:27: Son of man, behold, [they of] the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth [is] for many days [to come], and he prophesieth of the times [that are] far off.

Contradiction with Habakkuk 2:3

This verse suggests that the vision is for an appointed time and may seem to tarry, contrasting with Ezekiel 12:21's implication of the nearness of fulfillment.

Habakkuk 2:3: For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

It emphasizes God's patience and apparent delay in fulfilling promises, contrasting the immediacy implied in Ezekiel 12:21.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse states that no one knows the day or hour of the fulfillment, which contrasts with the sense of immediacy in Ezekiel 12:21.

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:11

It emphasizes that God's word will accomplish what He desires and succeed, potentially contrasting with the people's doubts in Ezekiel 12:21.

Isaiah 55:11: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.
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