Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 28:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 28:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 28:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is saying that someone did many bad things and made their special places unclean. Because of these wrong actions, God will punish them, and everyone will see it happen.

Ezekiel 28:18: Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:24

This verse suggests that a righteous person turning away from righteousness will bear their iniquity, contrasting with Ezekiel 28:18, which discusses the judgment of a specific entity for accumulated sins without mention of repentance.

Ezekiel 18:24: But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked [man] doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

This verse expresses God's patience and desire for all to come to repentance, contrasting with the finality of judgment pronounced in Ezekiel 28:18.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

This verse invites reasoning and promises cleansing from sins, in contrast to the destruction and irreversible judgement in Ezekiel 28:18.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

This verse illustrates God’s mercy and willingness to relent from sending calamity if there’s repentance, unlike the irrevocable destruction in Ezekiel 28:18.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:28

This verse offers rest to those who come to Jesus, in contrast to the destruction due to iniquities in Ezekiel 28:18.

Matthew 11:28: Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

This verse talks about God removing our transgressions far from us, differing from the destruction implied in Ezekiel 28:18.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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