Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 23:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 23:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 23:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, the land is sad and dry because the people are doing bad things and not following what is good and right. People are making promises they don't keep, which makes everything even worse.

Jeremiah 23:10: For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force [is] not right. [swearing: or, cursing] [course: or, violence]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:7

Contradicts Jeremiah 23:10 by describing the fruitful land given by God, while Jeremiah 23:10 cites mourning due to land desolation and wickedness.

Jeremiah 2:7: And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. [a plentiful...: or, the land of Carmel]

Contradiction with Psalm 96:11-12

Contradicts Jeremiah 23:10 where the land mourns, whereas Psalms speaks of the earth rejoicing and being glad.

Psalm 96:11-12: Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. [the fulness...: or, all it containeth]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:35

Contradicts Jeremiah 23:10 by describing the once desolate land as like the Garden of Eden, while Jeremiah speaks of desolation due to wickedness.

Ezekiel 36:35: And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are become] fenced, [and] are inhabited.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:12

Contradicts Jeremiah 23:10 by indicating the mountains and hills break forth into singing and trees clap their hands, opposing the idea of mourning land.

Isaiah 55:12: For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.

Contradiction with Job 5:22-23

Contradicts Jeremiah 23:10 by expressing dominion and peace over the land, whereas Jeremiah 23:10 depicts unrest and desolation.

Job 5:22-23: At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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