Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 18:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 18:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 18:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that the land will be empty and forgotten, and people who walk by will be very surprised and shake their heads because it is so sad and empty.

Jeremiah 18:16: To make their land desolate, [and] a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

This verse speaks of God having plans for welfare and not for evil, which contrasts with the destruction mentioned in Jeremiah 18:16.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:1

This verse offers comfort to Jerusalem unlike the desolation in Jeremiah 18:16.

Isaiah 40:1: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:1

Describes God as a shepherd providing for needs, in contrast to the devastation in Jeremiah 18:16.

Psalm 23:1: [A Psalm of David.] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

States all things work together for good, contradicting the portrayal of destruction in Jeremiah 18:16.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Contradiction with John 10:10

States Jesus came to give life abundantly, which contradicts the desolation described in Jeremiah 18:16.

John 10:10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.

Contradiction with Numbers 6:24-26

Offers blessings and peace, contradicting the desolation in Jeremiah 18:16.

Numbers 6:24-26: The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
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