Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 31:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 31:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 31:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God made this tree so big and beautiful with lots of branches that all the other trees in God's garden wanted to be just like it. It shows how special and wonderful this tree was.

Ezekiel 31:9: I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that [were] in the garden of God, envied him.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:18

This verse states that God created the Earth to be inhabited, focusing on Earth's purpose rather than the grandeur of trees such as in Ezekiel 31:9.

Isaiah 45:18: For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

This verse describes everything God made as "very good," which might contrast with the prideful depiction of the cedar tree in Ezekiel 31:9.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse warns against relying on human strength and pride, contradicting the pride and self-exaltation of the cedar in Ezekiel 31:9.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:18

This verse states that pride goes before destruction, contradicting the celebratory tone of the cedar's beauty and pride in Ezekiel 31:9.

Proverbs 16:18: Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:29

This verse emphasizes that no flesh should glory in God's presence, contrasting with the glorification of the cedar's majesty in Ezekiel 31:9.

1 Corinthians 1:29: That no flesh should glory in his presence.
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