Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 47:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 47:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 47:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, the river kept getting deeper and deeper until it was so big that you couldn't walk across it, only swim. This shows how God's love and blessings grow so much that they become greater than we can imagine.

Ezekiel 47:5: Afterward he measured a thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. [waters to...: Heb. waters of swimming]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

This verse speaks of the narrow path to life, contrasting with the broad river in Ezekiel 47:5 signifying abundance and ease.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:7

This speaks of a drying brook, in contrast to the life-giving waters in Ezekiel 47:5.

1 Kings 17:7: And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. [after...: Heb. at the end of days]

Contradiction with Genesis 41:30

This verse mentions famine and lack, which contrasts the abundance and prosperity symbolized by the waters in Ezekiel 47:5.

Genesis 41:30: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

Contradiction with Revelation 21:1

This verse mentions no sea, which contrasts with the increasing depth and volume of water in Ezekiel 47:5.

Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:6

The desert shrub represents a lack of water and life, contrary to the abundant river in Ezekiel 47:5.

Jeremiah 17:6: For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, [in] a salt land and not inhabited.
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