Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 13:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 13:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 13:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, these were people who said they had messages from God about good things coming to Jerusalem, but God said they were not telling the truth because there would be no peace.

Ezekiel 13:16: [To wit], the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and [there is] no peace, saith the Lord GOD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:16

This verse contradicts Ezekiel 13:16 as it warns against listening to false prophets who speak visions from their own hearts, not from the Lord, aligning with God's disapproval of false visions and divinations.

Jeremiah 23:16: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, [and] not out of the mouth of the LORD.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:20

Contradicts Ezekiel 13:16 by emphasizing that a prophet who presumes to speak a word in God's name that God has not commanded shall die, underlining the seriousness of false prophecy.

Deuteronomy 18:20: But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:15

This verse calls for vigilance against false prophets in sheep's clothing, aligning with Ezekiel's theme by pointing out the deceit of false assurances.

Matthew 7:15: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 2:1

Contradicts Ezekiel 13:16 by highlighting the presence of false teachers and prophets introducing destructive heresies, leading people away from truth.

2 Peter 2:1: But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Contradiction with Micah 3:11

This verse presents a contradiction by describing leaders who judge for reward and priests who teach for hire, yet lean on the Lord, misleading people to falsely believe in peace.

Micah 3:11: The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us. [and say: Heb. saying]
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