Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 27:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 27:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 27:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse is about the city of Damascus being an important trading partner because it had many valuable goods, like special wine and soft wool. It shows how people traded different things to get what they needed.

Ezekiel 27:18: Damascus [was] thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

Contradiction with Isaiah 23:1

This verse proclaims the downfall of Tyre, which contradicts the thriving trade mentioned in Ezekiel 27:18.

Isaiah 23:1: The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:22

This verse predicts judgment upon Tyre, contrasting with the prosperous trade in Ezekiel 27:18.

Jeremiah 25:22: And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which [are] beyond the sea, [isles: or, region by the sea side]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 26:14

This verse promises the destruction of Tyre, opposing the trade activities described in Ezekiel 27:18.

Ezekiel 26:14: And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be [a place] to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.

Contradiction with Amos 1:9

This verse condemns Tyre for their transgressions, conflicting with the prosperous trade depicted in Ezekiel 27:18.

Amos 1:9: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: [the brotherly...: Heb. the covenant of brethren]
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