Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 27:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 27:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 27:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Ezekiel, God asked him to sing a sad song for the city of Tyre. This was because something bad was going to happen to the city.

Ezekiel 27:2: Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

Contradiction with Jonah 3:4

Jonah proclaims the overthrow of Nineveh, while Ezekiel 27:2 is a lamentation for Tyre, not an announcement of its destruction.

Jonah 3:4: And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:11

Isaiah speaks of rebuilding and comforting the afflicted city, whereas Ezekiel 27:2 is a lamentation over the city of Tyre.

Isaiah 54:11: O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, [and] not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:18

Jeremiah talks about the restoration of Jacob's tents and compassion, contrasting with the lamentation ordered in Ezekiel 27:2.

Jeremiah 30:18: Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. [heap: or, little hill]

Contradiction with Nahum 3:19

Nahum declares there is no healing for Nineveh, while in Ezekiel 27:2, a lament is ordered rather than a final judgment.

Nahum 3:19: [There is] no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? [healing: Heb. wrinkling]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:33

Ezekiel speaks of cleansing and rebuilding, which contrasts with the lamentation pronounced over Tyre in Ezekiel 27:2.

Ezekiel 36:33: Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause [you] to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
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