Contradiction with Exodus 4:11
This verse states that God gives humans the ability to speak, implying that humans can hear and speak unlike the idols mentioned in Psalms 135:17 which cannot.
Exodus 4:11: And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
Contradiction with Matthew 11:15
This verse encourages those who have ears to hear, implying humans can hear and comprehend, contrary to the idols with ears but cannot hear as stated in Psalms 135:17.
Matthew 11:15: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Contradiction with Isaiah 6:10
This verse refers to people who are able to hear and see but choose not to understand, whereas Psalms 135:17 talks about idols incapable of hearing regardless of intention.
Isaiah 6:10: Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 5:21
It talks about people having ears to hear but unable to, highlighting their choice or condition, contrasting with idols' innate inability to hear as per Psalms 135:17.
Jeremiah 5:21: Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: [understanding: Heb. heart]
Contradiction with Proverbs 20:12
It indicates that the Lord made hearing ears, suggesting that ears are made to hear, unlike the ears of idols mentioned in Psalms 135:17.
Proverbs 20:12: The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
Contradiction with Revelation 2:7
This verse invites those who have ears to hear, implying humans can hear, in contrast with the idols which have ears but cannot hear according to Psalms 135:17.
Revelation 2:7: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Paradox #1
The verse suggests that idols cannot speak, hear, or breathe. The scientific inconsistency here would be the implication that idols, which are inanimate objects, would be expected to have the capabilities of living beings (like speaking or hearing) in the first place. Scientifically, we know that non-living objects do not have these capabilities, so this expectation itself is not aligned with scientific understanding, rather it reflects religious or philosophical symbolism.