Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 36:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 36:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 36:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God promises to make the land full of people again, like in the old times, so that cities will be lively and places that were empty will be full of life once more. It's like God is telling them that everything will be good and happy again.

Ezekiel 36:10: And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, [even] all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

Contradiction with Joel 3:2

Joel 3:2 speaks about God gathering all nations to bring judgment upon them for scattering Israel and dividing the land, which contrasts with Ezekiel 36:10's promise of multiplying people and rebuilding cities.

Joel 3:2: I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and [for] my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:11

This verse talks about the land becoming a desolation and a waste, which is the opposite of the restoration and multiplication promised in Ezekiel 36:10.

Jeremiah 25:11: And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:1

It describes Jerusalem as lonely and deserted, which contradicts the idea of populating cities and bringing prosperity as promised in Ezekiel 36:10.

Lamentations 1:1: How doth the city sit solitary, [that was] full of people! [how] is she become as a widow! she [that was] great among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary!

Contradiction with Micah 3:12

Micah prophesies that Zion shall be plowed like a field and Jerusalem shall become heaps, opposing the rebuilding and growth mentioned in Ezekiel 36:10.

Micah 3:12: Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:9

This verse foretells desolation where many houses will become uninhabited, which conflicts with the promise of filling cities with people in Ezekiel 36:10.

Isaiah 5:9: In mine ears [said] the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, [even] great and fair, without inhabitant. [In...: or, This is in mine ears, saith the LORD, etc] [Of a...: Heb. If not, etc]
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