Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 12:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 12:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 12:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God says that even after something bad happens and people are taken away from their homes, He will feel sorry for them and will bring them back to where they belong. It shows that God cares and wants to help people return to their happy homes.

Jeremiah 12:15: And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

While Jeremiah 12:15 speaks of restoration and compassion, Matthew 10:34 indicates Jesus bringing division rather than peace, differing from restoration.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 29:28

This verse speaks of God uprooting His people in anger and casting them into another land, which contrasts with the promise of compassion and return in Jeremiah 12:15.

Deuteronomy 29:28: And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as [it is] this day.

Contradiction with Isaiah 13:9

This passage foretells desolation and destruction in the day of the Lord, differing from the compassionate restoration found in Jeremiah 12:15.

Isaiah 13:9: Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Contradiction with Matthew 25:46

In contrast to the restoration promised in Jeremiah 12:15, this verse speaks of everlasting punishment for the unrighteous.

Matthew 25:46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Contradiction with Luke 16:26

The concept of an unbridgeable chasm contradicts the idea of return and restoration as described in Jeremiah 12:15.

Luke 16:26: And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from thence.

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction or inconsistency in Jeremiah 12:15 might arise from the notion of punishment followed by compassion. The idea that after causing harm or destruction, there is a promise of restoration, could seem inconsistent. Some might find it conflicting that mercy and punishment are intertwined, where those who were harmed are later promised kindness, raising questions about the fairness and intent of the initial punishment.

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