Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 30:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 30:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 30:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this means that Egypt will have a big fight, and many people will be hurt in a nearby place called Ethiopia. Lots of people in Egypt will be taken away, and everything will be broken apart.

Ezekiel 30:4: And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. [pain: or, fear]

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

This verse speaks of turning swords into plowshares, a message of peace, contradicting Ezekiel 30:4's theme of war and desolation.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

This verse blesses peacemakers, contrasting with Ezekiel 30:4's description of tumult and destruction.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with Psalm 72:7

This verse anticipates peace and prosperity, opposing the chaos foreseen in Ezekiel 30:4.

Psalm 72:7: In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. [so long...: Heb. till there be no moon]

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6

This verse portrays harmony among natural foes, opposing the conflict described in Ezekiel 30:4.

Isaiah 11:6: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Contradiction with Micah 4:3

This verse envisions nations settling disputes peacefully, contradicting the prophecy of warfare in Ezekiel 30:4.

Micah 4:3: And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Zechariah 9:10

This verse prophesies the end of war instruments, contrary to the violence predicted in Ezekiel 30:4.

Zechariah 9:10: And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth.
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