Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 30:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 30:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 30:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is saying that He will get rid of all the false gods and statues in a city in Egypt and that there will be no more kings there, making everyone very afraid. God wants people to know that He is the one true God and has the power to change things.

Ezekiel 30:13: Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause [their] images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 29:15

It describes how Egypt will become a lowly kingdom but not completely uninhabited or lacking in rule, contrasting with Ezekiel 30:13 where it suggests the idols and rulers will be entirely removed.

Ezekiel 29:15: It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.

Contradiction with Isaiah 19:21

Suggests that Egypt will turn to the Lord and be blessed, contradicting Ezekiel 30:13 where the idols and rulers of Egypt will be destroyed.

Isaiah 19:21: And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform [it].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 46:26

Indicates that Egypt will be inhabited again after punishment, contrasting with Ezekiel 30:13 which implies a complete and irrevocable destruction of its idols and rulers.

Jeremiah 46:26: And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Ezekiel 30:13 is that it predicts the end of idols and rulers in Memphis, Egypt, but historically, Memphis continued to be a significant city with temples and leaders well after the time this prophecy was made.

Paradox #2

Ezekiel 30:13 mentions that there will be no more idols in Egypt and their cities will be desolate. The contradiction could be that Egypt historically has continued to have populated cities and various cultural artifacts and religious symbols associated with different periods of its history, including times after this text was written. This discrepancy between the prediction and historical evidence could be seen as a conflict.

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