Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 9:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 9:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 9:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, God is always fair and right, even when bad things happen to us, because He always does what is good. People may do wrong things, but God stays true and just.

Nehemiah 9:33: Howbeit thou [art] just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:35

While Nehemiah 9:33 acknowledges God's righteousness in judgment, Jeremiah 2:35 shows people denying their guilt and claiming innocence, even though God's judgment is upon them.

Jeremiah 2:35: Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:25

Nehemiah 9:33 affirms that God's ways are just, but Ezekiel 18:25 addresses the people's complaint that God's ways are not equal, suggesting a perceived unfairness in God's actions.

Ezekiel 18:25: Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

Contradiction with Job 34:10

Nehemiah 9:33 asserts that God is just in His actions, whereas Job questions whether God would do any wickedness or pervert justice in His governance of the world.

Job 34:10: Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, [that he should do] wickedness; and [from] the Almighty, [that he should commit] iniquity. [men...: Heb. men of heart]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:42

Nehemiah 9:33 implies acknowledgment of wrongdoing and God's right to judge, but Lamentations 3:42 suggests that despite confession, there is a feeling of being punished beyond measure.

Lamentations 3:42: We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

Contradiction with Isaiah 10:1-2

Nehemiah 9:33 supports God's righteousness in judgment, but Isaiah 10:1-2 condemns those who unjustly write oppressive laws, possibly contradicting the idea of universally just governance.

Isaiah 10:1-2: Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed; [that write...: or, to the writers that write grievousness]
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