Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 13:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 13:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 13:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that the cities in the south will be closed, and no one will be able to enter or leave. The people of Judah will be taken away from their homes, and everyone will have to go.

Jeremiah 13:19: The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open [them]: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:18

Contradicts Jeremiah 13:19 by promising the restoration of the city rather than its capture.

Jeremiah 30:18: Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. [heap: or, little hill]

Contradiction with Zechariah 14:11

Contradicts Jeremiah 13:19 by assuring security and prosperity, not captivity and desolation.

Zechariah 14:11: And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. [shall be: or, shall abide]

Contradiction with Isaiah 52:1

Contradicts Jeremiah 13:19 by emphasizing Jerusalem's future freedom and strength rather than its capture.

Isaiah 52:1: Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:4

Contradicts Jeremiah 13:19 by describing the joyful rebuilding of the city instead of its desolation.

Jeremiah 31:4: Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. [tabrets: or, timbrels]
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