Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 28:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 28:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 28:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is telling the prophet to talk about the king of a place called Tyrus. God says this king used to be very wise and very beautiful.

Ezekiel 28:12: Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

Ezekiel 28:12 describes a being created perfect in wisdom and beauty, while Genesis 1:31 suggests all creation was good, without singling out an individual for exceptional perfection.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

Romans states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, contradicting the notion of a being perfect in wisdom and beauty as described in Ezekiel 28:12.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:6

According to Isaiah, everyone has gone astray, opposing the depiction of perfection in Ezekiel 28:12.

Isaiah 53:6: All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. [laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him]

Contradiction with Job 15:14

Job questions the purity of humans, contradicting the perfection of wisdom and beauty mentioned in Ezekiel 28:12.

Job 15:14: What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

This verse asserts that claiming to have no sin is self-deception, which conflicts with the notion of a perfect being in Ezekiel 28:12.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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