Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:18
While Ezekiel 16:19 condemns offerings to idols, Jeremiah 7:18 describes the practice of idol worship without immediate divine retribution, showing an initial lack of intervention.
Jeremiah 7:18: The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead [their] dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. [queen...: or, frame, or, workmanship of heaven]
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Ezekiel 16:19 rebukes the offerings to false gods, whereas Isaiah 1:11 questions the value of sacrifices to God Himself, suggesting they may not please Him, creating a tension of what offerings are acceptable.
Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
Ezekiel 16:19 emphasizes the negative aspect of sacrifices to idols, while Hosea 6:6 prioritizes mercy and knowledge of God over sacrifices, providing a broader understanding of what God truly desires.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
Ezekiel 16:19 condemns sacrifices to idols, yet Amos 5:21-22 shows God's displeasure with even the Israelites' offerings, indicating that sacrifices, in general, could be rejected.
Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
Ezekiel 16:19 highlights the idolatrous offerings, whereas 1 Samuel 15:22 suggests obedience is more valuable than sacrifice, challenging the notion of the act of offering itself.
1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.