Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 32:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 32:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 32:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, the people who were mean and did scary things now have graves on the side of a deep hole. They all died in battle and are remembered for making everyone afraid when they were alive.

Ezekiel 32:23: Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. [terror: or, dismaying]

Contradiction with Genesis 18:25

This verse emphasizes God's just nature in judgment, which contradicts Ezekiel 32:23's depiction of descent into the pit as part of divine punishment.

Genesis 18:25: That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21

This verse suggests a promise of deliverance for the righteous, contrasting with the collective punishment seen in Ezekiel 32:23.

Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

This verse speaks of God's forgiveness and forgetting of sins, which contrasts with the ongoing consequence of sin depicted in Ezekiel 32:23.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with John 3:17

This verse highlights Jesus' mission to save, not condemn, the world, conflicting with the message of significant divine punishment in Ezekiel 32:23.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Contradiction with Romans 8:1

This verse states there is no condemnation for those in Christ, contrasting with the judgment seen in Ezekiel 32:23.

Romans 8:1: [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:4

This verse expresses God's desire for all to be saved, which contrasts with the theme of destruction in Ezekiel 32:23.

1 Timothy 2:4: Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Paradox #1

This verse describes punishment for nations, which may contradict the idea of a loving and forgiving God. Some might see a conflict between divine justice and divine mercy.

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