Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 36:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 36:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 36:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God promises that His people, Israel, will return to their land, and it will be theirs forever. They will live there happily and will not lose their land or people again.

Ezekiel 36:12: Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, [even] my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them [of men].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:14

This verse speaks about God uprooting His people from their land, which contrasts with Ezekiel 36:12 where God promises that the land will be inherited by His people.

Jeremiah 12:14: Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

Contradiction with Lamentations 5:2

Here, the land becomes possessed by strangers, contradicting the assurance in Ezekiel 36:12 that the people will possess their land.

Lamentations 5:2: Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:63

It mentions God scattering His people, whereas Ezekiel 36:12 talks about letting the people inherit the land.

Deuteronomy 28:63: And it shall come to pass, [that] as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Contradiction with Leviticus 26:33

This verse mentions God will scatter the people among nations, which is contrary to the idea of inheritance in Ezekiel 36:12.

Leviticus 26:33: And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:5

God talks about removing the protection of His vineyard, leading to destruction, opposite to the protection and inheritance in Ezekiel 36:12.

Isaiah 5:5: And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: [trodden...: Heb. for a treading]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:12

It describes a scenario of division and scattering, opposite to the assurance of possession in Ezekiel 36:12.

Ezekiel 5:12: A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:16

Discusses the land being made desolate and a perpetual hissing, in contrast to the fruitful promise in Ezekiel 36:12.

Jeremiah 18:16: To make their land desolate, [and] a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

Contradiction with Amos 9:9

This mentions shaking Israel among nations, which contradicts the promise of settlement and inheritance in Ezekiel 36:12.

Amos 9:9: For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as [corn] is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. [sift: Heb. cause to move] [grain: Heb. stone]
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