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]