Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 5:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 5:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 5:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, the people promised to give back what they took and not ask for more. Nehemiah made the leaders promise, in front of God, to keep their word.

Nehemiah 5:12: Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

Contradiction with Exodus 22:25

This verse involves lending to the poor without interest, while Nehemiah 5:12 discusses restoring what was taken, implying previous exploitation.

Exodus 22:25: If thou lend money to [any of] my people [that is] poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:20

This allows lending with interest to foreigners, contrasting Nehemiah 5:12's push for returning and not taking interest from fellow Jews.

Deuteronomy 23:20: Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:8

It implies that gaining wealth by charging interest is valid but will benefit others, contradicting Nehemiah 5:12's immediate restoration and forgiveness of debts.

Proverbs 28:8: He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. [unjust...: Heb. by increase]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:13

This verse condemns usury and excessive interest, suggesting divine punishment, while Nehemiah 5:12 involves voluntary restoration without divine retribution.

Ezekiel 18:13: Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. [blood: Heb. bloods]
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