Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 16:59

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 16:59 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 16:59. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is saying to the people that He will treat them the same way they have treated Him by breaking their promises. It's like when a friend breaks a special promise, and you feel upset and decide to act the same way with them.

Ezekiel 16:59: For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

This verse speaks of God's forgiveness and forgetting sins, which contrasts with Ezekiel 16:59's indication of judgment according to past deeds.

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 Psalm 103:10

This verse states that God does not deal with us according to our sins, while Ezekiel 16:59 indicates punishment according to one's actions.

Psalm 103:10: He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

God declares that He blots out transgressions for His own sake and will not remember sins, contradicting the retributive justice in Ezekiel 16:59.

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

Highlights God's delight in mercy and forgiveness rather than holding onto anger, contrasting with the theme of retribution in Ezekiel 16:59.

Micah 7:18: 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

Assures of God's mercy and forgetting of sins, inconsistent with the notion of recompense described in Ezekiel 16:59.

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