Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 10:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 10:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 10:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, this verse talks about three sons named Maadai, Amram, and Uel. It lists some of the people who wanted to make things right with God by saying sorry for what they did wrong.

Ezra 10:34: Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

Contradiction with Malachi 2:16

This verse states that God hates divorce, yet Ezra 10:34 involves the sending away of foreign wives, essentially promoting divorce.

Malachi 2:16: For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. [that he...: or, if he hate her, put her away] [putting...: Heb. to put away]

Contradiction with Matthew 19:6

This verse emphasizes that what God has joined together, let no man separate, contradicting the divorces in Ezra 10:34.

Matthew 19:6: Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:10-11

Paul advises married couples not to separate or divorce, differing from the directives given in Ezra 10:34.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11: And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:

Contradiction with Mark 10:9

Asserts the sanctity and permanence of marriage vows, which is at odds with the mass divorces occurring in Ezra 10:34.

Mark 10:9: What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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