Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 22:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 22:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 22:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that the person who was taken away to another country will die there and will never come back home. It shows that choices have consequences, and sometimes people can't return to where they started.

Jeremiah 22:12: But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 36:23

This verse speaks of Cyrus allowing people to return, suggesting a return from exile that Jeremiah 22:12 states will not happen for a specific king.

2 Chronicles 36:23: Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah. Who [is there] among you of all his people? The LORD his God [be] with him, and let him go up.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:12

Here God promises to open graves and bring people back, in contrast to the permanent exile stated in Jeremiah 22:12.

Ezekiel 37:12: Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:10

This verse speaks about God bringing back the captives after 70 years, which contrasts with the statement of no return for the individual in Jeremiah 22:12.

Jeremiah 29:10: For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Contradiction with Matthew 2:21

Joseph was told to return to Israel with Jesus, which illustrates a return from Egypt, unlike the permanent departure in Jeremiah 22:12.

Matthew 2:21: But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

Contradiction with Hosea 11:10-11

These verses describe God's people returning from places of exile, conflicting with Jeremiah 22:12’s statement about not returning.

Hosea 11:10-11: They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
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