Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 9:35

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 9:35 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 9:35. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, even though God gave the people a wonderful land and many good things, they didn't listen to God and kept doing bad things. This means they forgot to say thank you to God and follow His ways.

Nehemiah 9:35: For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:7

Jeremiah 2:7 highlights Israel's defilement of God's land, contrasting Nehemiah 9:35, which acknowledges Israel's failure to serve God despite the land He provided.

Jeremiah 2:7: And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. [a plentiful...: or, the land of Carmel]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:15

Ezekiel 16:15 describes Israel's reliance on their own beauty and fame, contradicting Nehemiah 9:35's acknowledgment that they did not serve God with what He provided.

Ezekiel 16:15: But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:3

Isaiah 1:3 shows Israel's lack of understanding and recognition of God, contrary to Nehemiah 9:35's admission of their failure to acknowledge His provision.

Isaiah 1:3: The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

Contradiction with Hosea 4:1

Hosea 4:1 accuses Israel of lacking truth and knowledge of God, contradicting Nehemiah 9:35's implication that they had awareness but chose not to serve God.

Hosea 4:1: Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
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