Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 3:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 3:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 3:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God told Ezekiel that He would make him silent, unable to speak, because the people would not listen to him since they were not obedient. This was a way to show the people that they were doing wrong and needed to listen to God.

Ezekiel 3:26: And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house. [a reprover: Heb. a man reproving]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:39

While Ezekiel 3:26 involves God making Ezekiel's tongue stick to the roof of his mouth, preventing him from speaking, 1 Corinthians 14:39 encourages believers to covet to prophesy and not forbid speaking in tongues, promoting speech and expression of divine messages.

1 Corinthians 14:39: Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19-20

Ezekiel 3:26 involves being rendered mute, but Matthew 28:19-20 instructs believers to go forth, teach, and baptize all nations, emphasizing the use of speech for spreading the gospel.

Matthew 28:19-20: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations]

Contradiction with Acts 4:20

Ezekiel 3:26 depicts a restriction on speaking, whereas Acts 4:20 conveys the apostles' inability to stop speaking about what they have seen and heard, highlighting a compulsion to speak.

Acts 4:20: For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:7

While Ezekiel 3:26 describes being silenced, Jeremiah 1:7 involves God commanding Jeremiah to speak to whom He sends him and say whatever He commands him.

Jeremiah 1:7: But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I [am] a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 4:2

Ezekiel 3:26 involves a cessation of speech, yet 2 Timothy 4:2 urges believers to preach the word, be instant in season and out of season, and reprove, rebuke, exhort with patience and doctrine.

2 Timothy 4:2: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Contradiction with Psalm 19:14

In Ezekiel 3:26, Ezekiel's speech is limited; meanwhile, in Psalm 19:14, the psalmist desires that the words of their mouth be pleasing to the Lord, implying the expression of speech as an act of devotion.

Psalm 19:14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [strength: Heb. rock]
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