Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 17:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 17:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 17:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God promises to take a special, small piece from a big, tall tree and plant it on a high, important mountain. This means God will grow something new and important from something small.

Ezekiel 17:22: Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set [it]; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant [it] upon an high mountain and eminent:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse speaks of the curse on those who trust in man instead of God, which can contradict the idea of God planting something Himself as expressed in Ezekiel 17:22.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalm 146:3

Warns against putting trust in princes or mortal man, focusing trust on God, which can conflict with the notion of a human or earthly kingdom being exalted as in Ezekiel 17:22.

Psalm 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22

Advises against valuing mortal men who have insignificant life, potentially conflicting with the symbol of divine growth and establishment in Ezekiel 17:22.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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