Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 9:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 9:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 9:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, God is really kind and loving. Even when the people made mistakes, God did not abandon them because He cares for them very much.

Nehemiah 9:31: Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou [art] a gracious and merciful God.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:6-7

This verse highlights God's enduring mercy and forgiveness, whereas Nehemiah 9:31 emphasizes that God refrained from consuming them entirely due to His great mercies, suggesting potential destruction was withheld rather than perpetual forgiveness.

Exodus 34:6-7: And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:17-18

These verses indicate God will hide His face and forsake, contradicting the mercy and continued presence in Nehemiah 9:31.

Deuteronomy 31:17-18: Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among us? [befall: Heb. find]

Contradiction with Psalm 103:9

Here, it states God will not always chide nor harbor His anger forever, contrasting with Nehemiah 9:31, which implies withheld destruction but not necessarily the end of anger or reproach.

Psalm 103:9: He will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:22

This verse implies continuous preservation due to unending mercies, whereas Nehemiah 9:31 implies a withholding of full destruction due to mercies but not their incessancy.

Lamentations 3:22: [It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:9

Suggests God’s unwavering determination to repay and spare not, conflicting with the idea of merciful restraint found in Nehemiah 9:31.

Ezekiel 7:9: And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations [that] are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD that smiteth. [thee according: Heb. upon thee, etc]
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