Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 23:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 23:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 23:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that one day people will have a new and even more amazing story about how God saved them, and it won't just be about how He helped them leave Egypt. Instead, there will be another rescue that shows how God is always with them.

Jeremiah 23:7: Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:24

Contradicts Jeremiah 23:7 by emphasizing God gathering Israel from all countries, while Jeremiah 23:7 emphasizes the exodus from Egypt as the primary focus.

Ezekiel 36:24: For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

Contradiction with Matthew 1:17

Contradicts Jeremiah 23:7 by focusing on Jesus' lineage from Abraham instead of the exodus.

Matthew 1:17: So all the generations from Abraham to David [are] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ [are] fourteen generations.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:2

Contradicts Jeremiah 23:7 by highlighting the deliverance from Egypt, whereas Jeremiah 23:7 suggests this event will no longer be the primary point of remembrance.

Exodus 20:2: I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [bondage: Heb. servants]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 16:14-15

Highlights the same principle as Jeremiah 23:7 that overshadows the Egyptian exodus, confirming rather than contradicting.

Jeremiah 16:14-15: Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 6:12

Stresses remembering the exodus from Egypt, contradicting the implication of Jeremiah 23:7, that future deliverance will surpass this event in significance.

Deuteronomy 6:12: [Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. [bondage: Heb. bondmen or, servants]
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