Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 17:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 17:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 17:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God gave the vine everything it needed, like good soil and plenty of water, to help it grow strong and healthy, just like He gives us what we need to grow and be good. The vine was supposed to grow big branches and lots of fruit, showing how God wants us to grow and do good things.

Ezekiel 17:8: It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. [soil: Heb. field]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 17:24

This verse states that all the trees of the field shall know that the Lord humbles the high tree and exalts the low tree, which suggests a divine reversal contrary to the flourishing description in Ezekiel 17:8.

Ezekiel 17:24: And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].

Contradiction with Psalm 37:35-36

These verses describe how a wicked man's prosperity is short-lived, contradicting the idea of continual growth and prosperity suggested in Ezekiel 17:8.

Psalm 37:35-36: I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. [a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5-6

Here, a person who trusts in man and not the Lord is likened to a shrub in the desert, indicating lack of growth, contrasting with the fertile imagery.

Jeremiah 17:5-6: 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 Job 8:16-19

This passage describes a plant that looks lush but is uprooted, contradicting the stable and nourished growth in Ezekiel 17:8.

Job 8:16-19: He [is] green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

Contradiction with Mark 11:20-21

These verses describe a fig tree withered away after Jesus curses it, in contrast to the flourishing vineyard imagery in Ezekiel 17:8.

Mark 11:20-21: And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
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