Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 29:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 29:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 29:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the people to make new homes and plant gardens so they can eat the food they grow. It's like God is saying, "Make yourselves comfortable and take care of what you have, even if you're not where you want to be."

Jeremiah 29:5: Build ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Jeremiah 29:5 encourages building and planting, suggesting long-term investment in the present world, whereas Matthew 6:19 advises against laying up treasures on earth, focusing instead on spiritual wealth.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Luke 12:33

Jeremiah 29:5 implies settling and establishing roots, while Luke 12:33 promotes selling possessions and aiding the poor as a focus away from earthly establishments.

Luke 12:33: Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:14

Jeremiah 29:5 encourages establishing a dwelling and community, contradicting Hebrews 13:14, which states that we do not have a permanent city here, highlighting the transient nature of earthly life.

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