Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 36:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 36:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 36:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God promises that the land will no longer harm people or make them sad by losing family and friends. God is making sure everyone will be safe and happy in their land.

Ezekiel 36:14: Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD. [bereave: or, cause to fall]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:17

Ezekiel 5:17 mentions that God will send famine, evil beasts, and pestilence, leading to bereavement, contradicting the assurance in Ezekiel 36:14 that the land will not bereave the nations anymore.

Ezekiel 5:17: So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken [it].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:7

Jeremiah 15:7 speaks about God bereaving His people by scattering them, contrasting with the message in Ezekiel 36:14 of the land no longer causing bereavement.

Jeremiah 15:7: And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave [them] of children, I will destroy my people, [since] they return not from their ways. [children: or, whatsoever is dear]

Contradiction with Numbers 14:12

Numbers 14:12 describes God's intention to smite the people and disinherit them, which contradicts the promise in Ezekiel 36:14 of the land not bereaving the nations.

Numbers 14:12: I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:18

Deuteronomy 28:18 warns of curses leading to barrenness and lack of offspring, which opposes the promise in Ezekiel 36:14 of no more bereavement.

Deuteronomy 28:18: Cursed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Contradiction with Leviticus 26:22

Leviticus 26:22 states that wild animals will rob children and reduce numbers, which contradicts the notion in Ezekiel 36:14 where the land no longer causes bereavement.

Leviticus 26:22: I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your [high] ways shall be desolate.
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