Contradiction with Exodus 20:5
This verse suggests that the iniquities of the fathers affect the children, contradicting the idea of individual responsibility highlighted in Ezekiel 18:14.
Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;
Contradiction with Numbers 14:18
This verse emphasizes the Lord visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, which opposes the notion of personal accountability found in Ezekiel 18:14.
Numbers 14:18: The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:9
It states that the consequences of the parents' sins extend to the children, challenging the view presented in Ezekiel 18:14.
Deuteronomy 5:9: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,
Contradiction with Jeremiah 32:18
The verse claims that the recompense for ancestral sins falls upon their descendants, contrasting the message of individual responsibility in Ezekiel 18:14.
Jeremiah 32:18: Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, [is] his name,