Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 36:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 36:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 36:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God promises that people will no longer make fun of or be mean to His special people, and they will not fall down or be hurt by other nations anymore. God says He will take care of them and make things better.

Ezekiel 36:15: Neither will I cause [men] to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:37

This verse suggests that Israel will become an astonishment and a byword among nations, contrasting with Ezekiel 36:15, which promises they won't bear reproach among nations anymore.

Deuteronomy 28:37: And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:18

This passage predicts that Israel will be a curse and an reproach among all nations, opposing the promise in Ezekiel 36:15 where the reproach among nations is removed.

Jeremiah 29:18: And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: [to be a curse: Heb. for a curse]

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:15

Here it describes nations clapping their hands and hissing at Israel, contradicting the notion in Ezekiel 36:15 of them not suffering such disgrace.

Lamentations 2:15: All that pass by clap [their] hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying, Is] this the city that [men] call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? [by: Heb. by the way]

Contradiction with Micah 6:16

This verse implies continued scorn and reproach for Israel, directly opposing the promise of no more reproach in Ezekiel 36:15.

Micah 6:16: For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. [For the...: or, For he doth much keep the, etc] [desolation: or, astonishment]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:14-15

These verses indicate that Israel will be a reproach and taunt among nations, which contradicts the reassurance of Ezekiel 36:15 that they will no longer bear that reproach.

Ezekiel 5:14-15: Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that [are] round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 7:20

This implies that Israel could become a byword among nations, contrary to Ezekiel 36:15 where they won't bear such a burden.

2 Chronicles 7:20: Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it [to be] a proverb and a byword among all nations.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 24:9

It indicates that Israel will be a reproach and a curse, contrasting with Ezekiel 36:15, where this reproach is lifted.

Jeremiah 24:9: And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for [their] hurt, [to be] a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. [to be removed: Heb. for removing, or, vexation]
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