Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 30:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 30:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 30:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God says He will stop the people of Egypt with the help of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This means God will use this king to change what is happening in Egypt.

Ezekiel 30:10: Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 29:19

This verse says Nebuchadnezzar will take Egypt's wealth as his wages, while Ezekiel 30:10 predicts the end of Egypt's pride by Nebuchadnezzar, suggesting a more comprehensive downfall rather than just the looting of wealth.

Ezekiel 29:19: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. [take her spoil...: Heb. spoil her spoil, and prey her prey]

Contradiction with Isaiah 19:19-22

This passage describes a future time when Egypt will worship the Lord, contradicting Ezekiel 30:10's pronouncement of devastation by Nebuchadnezzar without mentioning future restoration.

Isaiah 19:19-22: In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 46:25-26

It mentions the restoration of some Egyptians after punishment, whereas Ezekiel 30:10 speaks only of their defeat by Nebuchadnezzar.

Jeremiah 46:25-26: The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and [all] them that trust in him: [multitude: or, nourisher: Heb. Amon]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 29:13-14

This verse talks about returning Egypt's fortune after a period of punishment, which contrasts with Ezekiel 30:10's emphasis on destruction by Nebuchadnezzar.

Ezekiel 29:13-14: Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
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