Contradiction with Genesis 10:31
This verse lists Shem's descendants, implying long-standing trade relations rather than the commercial affiliations mentioned in Ezekiel 27:23.
Genesis 10:31: These [are] the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
Contradiction with Isaiah 23:8
Isaiah criticizes Tyre's traders, contrasting with Ezekiel 27:23's depiction of thriving commerce.
Isaiah 23:8: Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning [city], whose merchants [are] princes, whose traffickers [are] the honourable of the earth?
Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:10
Speaks of the end of joy and business activity, contrasting the bustling commerce of Ezekiel 27:23.
Jeremiah 25:10: Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. [I will...: Heb. I will cause to perish from them]
Contradiction with Revelation 18:11
Describes merchants weeping over a city's fall, contradicting Ezekiel 27:23's thriving trade markets.
Revelation 18:11: And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
Contradiction with Matthew 11:21
Mentions woe unto cities, conflicting with Ezekiel 27:23's implication of prosperity in certain cities through trade.
Matthew 11:21: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Contradiction with Proverbs 11:4
Emphasizes the inability of riches to profit in the day of wrath, contrasting with the worldly wealth depicted in Ezekiel 27:23.
Proverbs 11:4: Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.