Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21
This verse suggests that the wicked will not go unpunished, while Ezekiel 19:4 describes the capture of a lioness's whelp, implying an error potentially for survival within the animal kingdom that does not focus on punishment for wickedness.
Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6
Describes peace among animals, contrasting Ezekiel 19:4's depiction of capture and conflict symbolically represented by the lion's capture.
Isaiah 11:6: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:16
Advises being harmless as doves, opposing the violent imagery and capture scenario depicted with the lion's whelp in Ezekiel 19:4.
Matthew 10:16: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. [harmless: or, simple]
Contradiction with Psalm 37:25
States the righteous are never forsaken, while Ezekiel 19:4 discusses taking away the lion's whelp, suggesting abandonment or capture.
Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 50:44
Portrays a lion coming up from Jordan, contrasting with Ezekiel 19:4's notion of capturing a lion, which suggests containment instead of freedom or ascendancy.
Jeremiah 50:44: Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me? [appoint me...: or, convent me to plead?]
Contradiction with Job 38:39
Asks rhetorically who provides prey for the lion, indirectly contrasting with the represented capture of the lion’s whelp in Ezekiel 19:4, with emphasis on natural, uncaptured state.
Job 38:39: Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, [the appetite: Heb. the life]
Contradiction with Ezekiel 34:28
Promises safety and freedom from capture of people, contrasting directly with Ezekiel 19:4, which talks about a lion's whelp being captured.
Ezekiel 34:28: And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make [them] afraid.