Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 36:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 36:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 36:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God promises that when He forgives the people for doing wrong, He will help them live happily in their cities and fix all the broken things around them. This means God will make everything good and safe again.

Ezekiel 36:33: Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause [you] to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 44:27

This verse speaks of God deciding to destroy and not save, which contrasts with the restorative promise in Ezekiel 36:33.

Jeremiah 44:27: Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that [are] in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:5-6

Here, God speaks of withdrawing protection and causing desolation, contradicting the rebuilding assurance in Ezekiel 36:33.

Isaiah 5:5-6: 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 Lamentations 3:43-44

These verses suggest God’s anger and lack of redemption, opposing the redemptive action in Ezekiel 36:33.

Lamentations 3:43-44: Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

Contradiction with Amos 9:4

This verse indicates God’s intention to pursue even to destruction, which contradicts the restoration promise of Ezekiel 36:33.

Amos 9:4: And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

Contradiction with Hosea 9:3

The verse speaks of exile and lack of dwelling in their land, opposing the restoration of cities in Ezekiel 36:33.

Hosea 9:3: They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean [things] in Assyria.
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