Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 29:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 29:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 29:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God wanted him to send a special letter to the people who were taken far away from their homes to a place called Babylon. This letter was meant to give them important messages and hope while they were far away.

Jeremiah 29:1: Now these [are] the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;

Contradiction with Genesis 12:1

Contradicts Jeremiah 29:1's context of exile as God instructs Abram to leave his home for promised land.

Genesis 12:1: Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:10

Contradicts the notion of exile, promising a secured place for Israel rather than sending them into captivity.

2 Samuel 7:10: Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

Contradiction with John 14:2-3

Contradicts by suggesting a prepared place (heaven) rather than a period of exile.

John 14:2-3: In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:14

Emphasizes seeking a future city, contradicting the temporality of exile context.

Hebrews 13:14: For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:3

Stresses dwelling in the land and being fed, rather than being uprooted.

Psalm 37:3: Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. [verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:24

Contrasts exile by promising to gather Israel from all countries and bring them to their land.

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.
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