Contradiction with Genesis 1:1
While Ezekiel 31:1 begins with a word from the Lord coming specifically in a certain month and year, Genesis 1:1 opens with the foundational act of creation, which is timeless and not bound to a specific date.
Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:14
Ezekiel 31:1 speaks of the word of the Lord genuinely coming to Ezekiel, whereas Jeremiah 14:14 warns of false prophets who falsely claim to have words from the Lord.
Jeremiah 14:14: Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:12
Ezekiel 31:1 involves a direct word from God, while 1 Kings 19:12 describes God speaking through a "still small voice," illustrating different modes of divine communication.
1 Kings 19:12: And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Contradiction with Matthew 24:36
Ezekiel 31:1 is specific about the timing of a prophecy, whereas Matthew 24:36 emphasizes the unknown timing of future events, highlighting the unpredictability of divine plans.
Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:8
Ezekiel 31:1 gives a precise time when God spoke, whereas 2 Peter 3:8 suggests that time is not perceived by God as it is by humans, indicating the contrasting nature of divine and human understanding of time.
2 Peter 3:8: But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.