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if non-believers give us bible verse like Psalms 137:9 - "dashing babies against rocks"

and
Ezekiel 23:20
is another example

how can we reconcile with these seeming contradictions?
I cannot say I have the absolute truth, though I do have an idea about it. Again, please do forgive me if I am wrong.

In these two verses we must see the context. As we know, many times in the past Israel had trouble with Babylon; their people were captured and taken prisoners, Babylon destroyed their temples, and their men were killed, in the times of Daniel the youngsters were even taken prisoners and taught babilonic religion. However, at the same time, Israel is known for having corruped their ways; many times, even in the times of Moses, Israel adopted pagan religions and gave themselves to idolatry, they rejected the law of God and accepted the profanation of His Temple.
In Psalms 137:9 is talking about Babylon, if we see the whole chapter it is talking about how the hebrews remembered Zion with sadness, about how being in another kingdom they still missed their homeland, and in verses 8 to 9 it says how they wished for Babylon to pay for all they were suffering.
In Ezekiel 23, again, we must see the whole chapter. It says how God is talking to the prophet, telling him how there were two sisters (Samaria and Jerusalem, there is also a little bit of history in here, the country having been split in two at the time, the north and the south). Samaria, capital of Israel, got related to the assyrians and many other pagan kingdoms, adopting their culture and accepting idolatry. As such, it was attacked by many countries. Jerusalem, capital of Judah, even after seeing the consecuences of Samaria's fornication, still did the same as her, and even worse, adopting other countries' culture, idolatry and corrupting the Temple of the Lord, doing the same they did in the past. However, God gave Jerusalem a warning about what their punishment will be; they will be attacked by the same countries they got related to, they will suffer at the hands of those who they shared idolatry with, because they followed after Samaria's steps. Psalms 137 shows the consecuences of Israel's actions, how they longed for their homeland after having been taken captive by Babylon because of their idolatry.
In other words, those two chapters are not exactly contradictions, but rather cause and consecuence. Psalms 137 shows what the people from Israel were suffering for what is described in Ezekiel 23.

I can't say if I am correct (it would be too pretentious on my part), but that is what I know. I would write in more detail, but I don't have that much time and I'm on my cellphone, so yeah. I hope is the answer you were looking for, if not, I am sorry :).
 

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This is from an old comic I started in Highschool called the Nether Moon Chronicles. The main Protagonist and for the most part also an Antagonist is Lupin the Werewolf. I may start writing a book about it after its toned down and the story is fleshed out a bit :) good Halloween drawing though
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Never had a Waifu before I've always thought the concept was stupid but the more I look at Samus the more likely that may change :love:
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So you want a waifu? Why not just get a real one?
If it where that easy for a super nerd Christian like me to get one I would have had one long ago lol I've been trying since I was 19 I can't even keep a girlfriend for more then a month lol
 

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If it where that easy for a super nerd Christian like me to get one I would have had one long ago lol I've been trying since I was 19 I can't even keep a girlfriend for more then a month lol
You been trying to get married since 19? Wha da? Lol... Why 19? Why didn't you wait till later? Lol... I think there be a site for people like you, lol... Super nerdy Christians tryna find love.com, lol.... Made that up but real nice don't you think? lol
 

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The owner of Leicester city and 4 other people died in a helicopter crash 2 night ago... I think the night before sunday... Feel bad for the football club.. So tragic.. Their next 2 matches be postponed
 

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You been trying to get married since 19? Wha da? Lol... Why 19? Why didn't you wait till later? Lol... I think there be a site for people like you, lol... Super nerdy Christians tryna find love.com, lol.... Made that up but real nice don't you think? lol
lol :D funny funny Im looking for several gifts on ebay for some friends any suggestions? something nerdy obviously lol
 

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You been trying to get married since 19? Wha da? Lol... Why 19? Why didn't you wait till later? Lol... I think there be a site for people like you, lol... Super nerdy Christians tryna find love.com, lol.... Made that up but real nice don't you think? lol
Is it strange i actually typed it in google to check if it was real? lol
 

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Occasion, gender and age range
My friend Chase is 29 and we are meeting at Daisho con my friend Chelsea is 26? lol and we are meeting at Daisho Con and I've got Chase's joke gift picked out Blood Rayne 2 the movie :LOL: Basically if you give that to a knowledgable gamer non jokingly its probably worse than saying I hope you die in a fire lol