Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 3:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 3:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 3:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God makes you strong and brave like a really hard rock, so you don't have to be scared of people who don't listen or behave badly. God wants you to be bold and not worry about what they think.

Ezekiel 3:9: As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

While Ezekiel 3:9 emphasizes being unyielding like adamant stone, Matthew 5:5 teaches that the meek shall inherit the earth, highlighting humility rather than hardness.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:16

Ezekiel 3:9 focuses on firmness and resistance, but Matthew 10:16 advises being as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves, promoting gentleness in approach.

Matthew 10:16: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. [harmless: or, simple]

Contradiction with James 3:17

Ezekiel 3:9 stresses hard-headedness, whereas James 3:17 values wisdom that is peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, focusing on a softer nature.

James 3:17: But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. [partiality: or, wrangling]
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