Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 20:43

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 20:43 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 20:43. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God wants people to think about the bad things they have done and feel sorry for them. He hopes they will understand that their wrong choices hurt them and others, and they will want to do better.

Ezekiel 20:43: And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

This verse contradicts Ezekiel 20:43 by speaking of God's promise to forgive iniquity and remember sins no more, contrasting with the remembrance of past deeds.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

Similar to Jeremiah 31:34, it highlights God's forgiveness and His decision to remember sins no more, opposing the notion of recalling past actions in Ezekiel 20:43.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:9

This verse suggests that God is faithful and just to forgive sins and cleanse from all unrighteousness, which implies moving past the guilt of former sins rather than being reminded of them.

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

God speaks of blotting out transgressions and remembering sins no longer, which is contrary to the self-recollecting aspect of Ezekiel 20:43.

Isaiah 43:25: I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

States that as far as the east is from the west, so far has God removed transgressions, suggesting a separation from past sins rather than remembrance.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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