Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 47:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 47:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 47:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God showed him a special place where water was flowing out from the Temple. This water is important and shows how God's love and blessings can spread to everyone.

Ezekiel 47:2: Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

Contradiction with Amos 5:24

Amos emphasizes justice flowing like a mighty stream, contrasting the physical eastern direction of water in Ezekiel 47:2 with a metaphorical, ethical flow.

Amos 5:24: But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. [run: Heb. roll]

Contradiction with Revelation 17:1

Describes drying up of rivers to battle against a great city, opposing the life-giving water flowing from the temple in Ezekiel 47:2.

Revelation 17:1: And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

Contradiction with Isaiah 50:2

God claims the power to dry up the sea, contradicting the life-enabling water that Ezekiel 47:2 describes.

Isaiah 50:2: Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.

Contradiction with Nahum 1:4

God rebukes the sea and dries up all the rivers, opposing the creation of new waters in Ezekiel 47:2.

Nahum 1:4: He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 51:36

Declares drying up of the sea and springs, countering the emergence of waters from the temple in Ezekiel 47:2.

Jeremiah 51:36: Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
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