Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 36:36

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

According to Ezekiel, God wants everyone around to see that He can fix and make good things grow in places that were once broken and empty. He promises that if He says He will do it, He definitely will.

Ezekiel 36:36: Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined [places, and] plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken [it], and I will do [it].

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse states that God creates both peace and evil, which might be seen as contradictory to Ezekiel 36:36's emphasis on God's restorative actions towards Israel.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Amos 3:6

Amos suggests that God is responsible for calamity, which can contrast with the divine image of benevolence in Ezekiel 36:36.

Amos 3:6: Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done [it]? [be afraid: or, run together?] [the LORD...: or, shall not the LORD do somewhat?]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:9

This verse suggests that nothing new happens, contradicting the renewal and restoration described in Ezekiel 36:36.

Ecclesiastes 1:9: The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:8

Here, God outlines the possibility of not destroying if a nation repents, which could be seen as contrary to the certainty of restoration in Ezekiel 36:36.

Jeremiah 18:8: If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
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