Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 13:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 13:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 13:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God wanted to show people how they were not listening to Him and were becoming like a ruined belt that couldn't be used anymore. It was a way to teach that when people don't follow God's ways, they miss out on being helpful and good.

Jeremiah 13:7: Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

Contradiction with Amos 9:14

Contradicts by prophesying restoration and renewal, while Jeremiah 13:7 describes destruction and ruin.

Amos 9:14: And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:5

Contradicts by promising revival and life, as opposed to the decay and uselessness depicted in Jeremiah 13:7.

Ezekiel 37:5: Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

Contradiction with Isaiah 61:3

Contradicts by offering beauty for ashes and joy, in contrast to the worthlessness found in Jeremiah 13:7.

Isaiah 61:3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Contradiction with Joel 2:25

Contradicts by pledging restoration of what is lost, while Jeremiah 13:7 shows loss without restoration.

Joel 2:25: And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

Contradiction with Isaiah 51:3

Contradicts by describing a transformation from desolation to flourishing, unlike the irreversible ruin in Jeremiah 13:7.

Isaiah 51:3: For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Contradiction with Zechariah 8:12

Contradicts by promising prosperity and growth, opposing the imagery of destruction in Jeremiah 13:7.

Zechariah 8:12: For the seed [shall be] prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these [things]. [prosperous: Heb. of peace]
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