Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 30:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 30:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 30:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is saying that He will make a town in Egypt gloomy and weak because He will take away their power, and the people there will be captured and taken away. It's like when the lights go out and everyone feels scared and sad.

Ezekiel 30:18: At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. [darkened: or, restrained]

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:27

While Ezekiel 30:18 speaks of the destruction of Egypt, Isaiah 14:27 emphasizes that God's plans cannot be thwarted, suggesting a sense of divine control rather than destruction.

Isaiah 14:27: For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul [it]? and his hand [is] stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 46:25

Ezekiel predicts doom for Egypt, while Jeremiah 46:25 speaks of God punishing the false gods of Egypt but implies a future restoration, suggesting a different outcome.

Jeremiah 46:25: 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

Ezekiel 30:18 implies a long-lasting disaster for Egypt, whereas Ezekiel 29:13-14 predicts Egypt's restoration after 40 years, showing a temporary nature of the punishment.

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:

Contradiction with Isaiah 19:22

This verse suggests that although God will strike Egypt, He will also heal them, offering a resolution opposed to the continuous desolation implied in Ezekiel 30:18.

Isaiah 19:22: And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal [it]: and they shall return [even] to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.

Contradiction with Zechariah 14:18

This verse implies that Egypt will face severe consequences if they do not comply, contrasting with the outright devastation prophesied in Ezekiel 30:18 with an opportunity for choice and repentance.

Zechariah 14:18: And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that [have] no [rain]; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. [that have no: Heb. upon whom there is not]
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