Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 33:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 33:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 33:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God told him that after many years of being away from home, someone came to him with sad news that their city, Jerusalem, had been destroyed. Christians might understand this as a moment when Ezekiel learned about something very important and difficult.

Ezekiel 33:21: And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [that] one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 32:36-37

While Ezekiel 33:21 speaks of Jerusalem's destruction, Jeremiah 32:36-37 presents a message of restoration and return, indicating a different divine plan concerning the people of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 32:36-37: And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;

Paradox #1

Ezekiel 33:21 has a potential contradiction regarding the timing of the events it refers to, specifically the fall of Jerusalem. Some scholars point out that the timing mentioned in Ezekiel can seem inconsistent with other biblical accounts, like those in 2 Kings and Jeremiah, leading to debates over the exact chronology of these events.

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