Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 26:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 26:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 26:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse means that important leaders from the sea will step down from their big chairs, take off their fancy clothes, and feel scared and surprised because of something amazing or shocking that happened.

Ezekiel 26:16: Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at [every] moment, and be astonished at thee. [trembling: Heb. tremblings]

Contradiction with Isaiah 34:10

Isaiah 34:10 suggests perpetual desolation, whereas Ezekiel 26:16 references temporary destruction and fear among princes.

Isaiah 34:10: It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 29:19-20

Ezekiel 29:19-20 describes Nebuchadnezzar receiving Egypt as compensation, conflicting with the resolution implied in Ezekiel 26:16.

Ezekiel 29:19-20: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. [take her spoil...: Heb. spoil her spoil, and prey her prey]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 51:26

Jeremiah 51:26 claims Babylon will be entirely desolate with nothing to use for building, contrasting with the lamentation present in Ezekiel 26:16.

Jeremiah 51:26: And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. [desolate...: Heb. everlasting desolations]
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