Ezekiel 17:4 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Ezekiel, this verse means that someone took the best part of a tree and moved it to a busy place where lots of people buy and sell things. It's like taking something special from one place and putting it where there are many shops and people.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:26

This verse, which talks about King Solomon building a fleet of ships on the Red Sea, could contradict the symbolism of the branch being "in a land of traffic" since it mentions a direct, purposeful action for trade, rather than being taken passively.

1 Kings 9:26: And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. [shore: Heb. lip]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 22:24

Here, the signet-ring imagery stands for authority and rulership, contrasting with the 'top of his young twigs' symbolizing vulnerability or displacement in Ezekiel.

Jeremiah 22:24: [As] I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:24

This verse emphasizes the temporary and transient nature of powerful figures, which could contradict the aspect of permanency or establishment of the branch in another land in Ezekiel.

Isaiah 40:24: Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

Contradiction with Psalm 80:8

This verse describes taking a vine out of Egypt and planting it, which is purposeful and beneficial, while Ezekiel depicts a more forceful and potentially exploitative act.

Psalm 80:8: Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:7

The mention of a prosperous and filled land full of treasures and horses contradicts the isolated branch metaphor in Ezekiel, suggesting abundance rather than diminishment.

Isaiah 2:7: Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither [is there any] end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither [is there any] end of their chariots:

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:31

This verse suggests that safety and success comes from God, while in Ezekiel 17:4, the context implies a passive and possibly unwelcome transplantation.