Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 23:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 23:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 23:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is upset with the people because they have chosen to follow other nations and love their idols instead of loving God. He plans to teach them a lesson because they forgot to trust and obey Him.

Ezekiel 23:30: I will do these [things] unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, [and] because thou art polluted with their idols.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that sons will not bear the guilt of their fathers, contradicting the idea in Ezekiel 23:30 where collective guilt is implied on Judah for past sins.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:29-30

It emphasizes individual responsibility for sin, contrasting the collective punishment mentioned in Ezekiel 23:30.

Jeremiah 31:29-30: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:16

States that each person should be put to death for their own sin, contradicting the notion of communal punishment in Ezekiel 23:30.

Deuteronomy 24:16: The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with Lamentations 5:7

Acknowledges that ancestors sinned and descendants bear the consequences, contrasting with the individual responsibility emphasized in Ezekiel 23:30.

Lamentations 5:7: Our fathers have sinned, [and are] not; and we have borne their iniquities.

Paradox #1

The contradiction could be that it talks about punishment in a way that might seem harsh or unfair by modern standards, especially if someone no longer has control over past actions.

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