Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 3:3

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

According to Nehemiah, the sons of Hassenaah helped to fix the Fish Gate by putting up the wooden beams, doors, and locks to make it strong and safe. This shows how everyone worked together to rebuild the city.

Nehemiah 3:3: But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who [also] laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 13:10

This verse speaks against building with untempered mortar, symbolizing false assurances, contradicting the commendable building efforts detailed in Nehemiah 3:3.

Ezekiel 13:10: Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [morter]: [a wall: or, a slight wall]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:26

It describes a foolish builder who constructs on sand, opposing the diligent construction on solid foundations implied in Nehemiah 3:3.

Matthew 7:26: And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:30-31

These verses speak of the field of the slothful being overgrown and the wall broken down, conflicting with the proactive rebuilding action in Nehemiah 3:3.

Proverbs 24:30-31: I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Contradiction with Haggai 1:4

It criticizes those dwelling in their own houses while neglecting God's house, contrasting with the communal effort of rebuilding the gates in Nehemiah 3:3.

Haggai 1:4: [Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste?

Contradiction with Isaiah 30:13

This verse describes a wall breaking down suddenly, unlike the fortified measurements described in Nehemiah 3:3.

Isaiah 30:13: Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
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