Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 19:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 19:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 19:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, when the mother lion saw that things weren't going as she hoped and she didn't feel happy anymore, she decided to help another of her cubs become strong and brave like a young lion.

Ezekiel 19:5: Now when she saw that she had waited, [and] her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a young lion.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:20

Proverbs 24:20 suggests that the wicked will face downfall and have no future, which contrasts with Ezekiel 19:5 where a lioness has hope in her whelps.

Proverbs 24:20: For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. [candle: or, lamp]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 speaks of God having plans to prosper and give hope, which can contradict with the lamentation tone of Ezekiel 19:5.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:4

This verse states that a living dog is better than a dead lion, which opposes the predatory hope of the lioness in capturing prey as described in Ezekiel 19:5.

Ecclesiastes 9:4: For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:31

Promises that those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, unlike the despair shown in Ezekiel 19:5 where strength seems to lead to a lamentable outlook.

Isaiah 40:31: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint. [renew: Heb. change]

Contradiction with Psalm 37:38

Indicates the destruction of transgressors and futureless wickedness, contrasting the strength and hopeful rise of the lioness in Ezekiel 19:5.

Psalm 37:38: But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
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