Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 12:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 12:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 12:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is sad because the people have hurt the land and made it empty. This happened because nobody cared enough to stop it.

Jeremiah 12:11: They have made it desolate, [and being] desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth [it] to heart.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

States that God saw everything He created and it was very good, contradicting Jeremiah 12:11 which describes the land being made desolate and not good.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Isaiah 35:1

Speaks about the wilderness and solitary places being glad and blossoming, which contrasts with the desolation mentioned in Jeremiah 12:11.

Isaiah 35:1: The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Contradiction with Psalm 24:1

Declares that the Earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, contradicting the idea that it is desolate and abandoned as in Jeremiah 12:11.

Psalm 24:1: [A Psalm of David.] The earth [is] the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:35

Describes the transformation of desolate land into the Garden of Eden, which is the opposite of Jeremiah 12:11's depiction of destruction.

Ezekiel 36:35: And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are become] fenced, [and] are inhabited.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:1

Talks about a new heaven and a new Earth where there will be no more destruction, which is contrary to the desolation in Jeremiah 12:11.

Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Contradiction with Psalm 65:9-10

Describes God enriching and watering the Earth, making it fruitful, opposing Jeremiah 12:11's picture of devastation.

Psalm 65:9-10: Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. [and...: or, after thou hadst made it to desire rain]
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