Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 22:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 22:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 22:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is telling the people that their land is not being taken care of because they are not doing good things, and God is not happy with them. It's like when you don't clean your room, and you don't get to play until you do.

Ezekiel 22:24: Son of man, say unto her, Thou [art] the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:12

Isaiah speaks of joy and flourishing of the land, which contradicts the desolation mentioned in Ezekiel 22:24.

Isaiah 55:12: For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 3:19

Jeremiah talks about God's promise of a fruitful land to His people, contrasting the barren nature described in Ezekiel 22:24.

Jeremiah 3:19: But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. [from me: Heb. from after me] [a goodly...: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty] [pleasant...: Heb. land of desire]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

God saw everything that He had made as very good, which counters the negative depiction of the land in Ezekiel 22:24.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Psalm 24:1

Declares the earth and its fullness as belonging to the Lord, contradicting the unclaimed desolation in Ezekiel 22:24.

Psalm 24:1: [A Psalm of David.] The earth [is] the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 11:11-12

Describes a land cared for by God, unlike the forsaken state in Ezekiel 22:24.

Deuteronomy 11:11-12: But the land, whither ye go to possess it, [is] a land of hills and valleys, [and] drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

Contradiction with Hosea 2:21-22

Promises renewed fertility to the earth, opposing the lack of rain and desolation in Ezekiel 22:24.

Hosea 2:21-22: And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:35

Later in Ezekiel, the transformation to a Garden of Eden-like state is promised, contradicting the barren status in Ezekiel 22:24.

Ezekiel 36:35: And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are become] fenced, [and] are inhabited.
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