Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 23:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 23:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 23:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God promises to bring back all His people who are scattered in different places, and when they return, they will be safe and happy, and there will be more of them. This shows that God takes care of His people like a shepherd cares for his sheep.

Jeremiah 23:3: And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:17

This verse shows false assurances of peace, whereas Jeremiah 23:3 talks about gathering the remnant of the flock which acknowledges past destruction and future restoration.

Jeremiah 23:17: They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. [imagination: or, stubbornness]

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus states He came not to bring peace but a sword, which contrasts with the promise of safety and gathering in Jeremiah 23:3.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:29

Depicts God's word as powerful and destructive like fire and a hammer, whereas Jeremiah 23:3 talks about protection and care.

Jeremiah 23:29: [Is] not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer [that] breaketh the rock in pieces?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:10

Describes the removal of joy and celebrations from the people, which contrasts with the promise of prosperity and growth in Jeremiah 23:3.

Jeremiah 25:10: Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. [I will...: Heb. I will cause to perish from them]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:13-14

Speaks of the narrow path few find, contrasting the numerous gathering and multiplying promise in Jeremiah 23:3.

Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [strait: or, narrow]

Contradiction with Isaiah 13:11

God promises to punish the world for its evil, which contrasts with the restoration and gathering of the flock in Jeremiah 23:3.

Isaiah 13:11: And I will punish the world for [their] evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
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