Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 25:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 25:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 25:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that many strong kings and nations will also be judged by Him, and He will treat them fairly based on what they have done. It's like when you get rewarded or face consequences depending on how you've behaved.

Jeremiah 25:14: For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:12

While Jeremiah 25:14 suggests that nations will serve the Babylonians, Jeremiah 25:12 states that the Babylonians themselves will be punished after seventy years.

Jeremiah 25:12: And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, [that] I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. [punish: Heb. visit upon]

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:1

Jeremiah 25:14 refers to nations serving Babylon, whereas Isaiah 45:1 speaks of Cyrus, king of Persia, as God's anointed one who will conquer Babylon.

Isaiah 45:1: Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; [have...: or, strengthened]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 2:8

Jeremiah 25:14 speaks of many nations and kings serving the Babylonians, but Habakkuk 2:8 predicts that because Babylon has plundered many nations, they will be plundered in return.

Habakkuk 2:8: Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and [for] the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. [blood: Heb. bloods]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 50:9

While Jeremiah 25:14 refers to Babylon being served by many nations, Jeremiah 50:9 prophesies that many nations will be gathered together against Babylon.

Jeremiah 50:9: For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows [shall be] as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain. [expert...: or, destroyer]

Contradiction with Revelation 18:2

Jeremiah 25:14 states that nations shall serve Babylon, but Revelation 18:2 declares Babylon's fall and complete desolation.

Revelation 18:2: And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

Paradox #1

Jeremiah 25:14 may present a moral conflict because it talks about punishment and retribution. This can seem inconsistent with other biblical messages that focus on forgiveness and mercy. Some people might see a contradiction between the idea of a just punishment and the call to forgive others.

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