Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 29:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 29:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 29:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that people will remember the bad things that happened to Zedekiah and Ahab in Babylon because they did not follow God's ways. It's like a warning to others to do the right thing, so they don't end up in trouble like those two.

Jeremiah 29:22: And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which [are] in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Contradicts by promising a hopeful future, while Jeremiah 29:22 depicts a curse.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

Contradicts by stating that all things work together for good for those who love God, even though Jeremiah 29:22 speaks of a curse.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Contradiction with Psalms 23:4

Contradicts by providing comfort and protection, unlike the negative implications of Jeremiah 29:22.

Psalms 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

Contradicts by depicting God as love, while a curse in Jeremiah 29:22 suggests a lack of love.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:10

Offers consolation and strength, opposing the cursed fate mentioned in Jeremiah 29:22.

Isaiah 41:10: Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:11

Contradicts by emphasizing God’s desire to give good gifts, while Jeremiah 29:22 involves a curse.

Matthew 7:11: If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
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