Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 27:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 27:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 27:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling people that they will go to a faraway city called Babylon and stay there for a while, but one day God will bring them back home safely. It's like when you go on a trip, and then someone you trust promises to bring you back home when the time is right.

Jeremiah 27:22: They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 24:6

Jeremiah 24:6 speaks of God regarding the captives of Judah for good and bringing them back to their land, which contrasts with Jeremiah 27:22, where the vessels remain in Babylon until God intervenes.

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 29:10

Jeremiah 29:10 promises that after seventy years, God would perform His good word by returning the people, highlighting a timeline, whereas Jeremiah 27:22 describes a state of captivity without mentioning a set time frame for return.

Jeremiah 29:10: For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
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