Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 16:58

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 16:58 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 16:58. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is telling the people that they have been punished for doing bad things and not following His ways. He is reminding them that they have faced the consequences of their bad choices.

Ezekiel 16:58: Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. [borne: Heb. borne them]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

This verse speaks of God forgiving iniquity and remembering sins no more, which contrasts with the punishment for sins mentioned in Ezekiel 16:58.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

God proclaims that He blots out transgressions for His own sake and will not remember sins, opposing the notion of retribution highlighted in Ezekiel 16:58.

Isaiah 43:25: I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Contradiction with Micah 7:18-19

It emphasizes that God pardons iniquity and passes by transgressions, casting them into the sea, differing from the concept of bearing sins in Ezekiel 16:58.

Micah 7:18-19: Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

This verse declares God's forgiveness and forgetfulness of sins, which contrasts with the idea of remembering and punishing sins in Ezekiel 16:58.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

Speaks of sins being removed as far as the east is from the west, standing in contrast to the acknowledgment and punishment of sins in Ezekiel 16:58.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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