Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 24:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 24:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 24:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is promising to take care of His people like a gardener takes care of plants. He will help them grow strong and won't let anyone harm them.

Jeremiah 24:6: For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull [them] down; and I will plant them, and not pluck [them] up.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:6

This verse speaks of destruction and unrelenting punishment, contrasting the promise of building and not tearing down in Jeremiah 24:6.

Jeremiah 15:6: Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:11

Describes God's wrath and the absence of pity, opposing the notion of God's intent to care and nurture in Jeremiah 24:6.

Ezekiel 5:11: Wherefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

Contradiction with Hosea 13:16

Talks about impending destruction as punishment, which contradicts the promise of protection and growth in Jeremiah 24:6.

Hosea 13:16: Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Contradiction with Amos 9:4

Emphasizes God's determination to bring harm, which is contradictory to the commitment to do good in Jeremiah 24:6.

Amos 9:4: And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:2

Illustrates God's active dismantling of Judah without pity, conflicting with the constructive and benevolent tone of Jeremiah 24:6.

Lamentations 2:2: The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought [them] down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. [brought...: Heb. made to touch]
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