Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 30:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 30:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 30:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christians, Jeremiah says that God promises to help the people of Jacob, showing kindness and putting their homes back where they belong. God will make their city and palace strong and beautiful again.

Jeremiah 30:18: Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. [heap: or, little hill]

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:9

This verse speaks of desolation and empty houses, which contradicts Jeremiah 30:18's promise of restored dwellings.

Isaiah 5:9: In mine ears [said] the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, [even] great and fair, without inhabitant. [In...: or, This is in mine ears, saith the LORD, etc] [Of a...: Heb. If not, etc]

Contradiction with Lamentations 5:18

This verse describes Mount Zion as desolate with foxes, contrasting with the restoration vision in Jeremiah 30:18.

Lamentations 5:18: Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 11:23

Here, the glory of the Lord departs from the city, opposite to the message of rebuilding and restoration in Jeremiah 30:18.

Ezekiel 11:23: And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which [is] on the east side of the city.

Contradiction with Micah 3:12

This verse declares that Zion will be plowed as a field and Jerusalem will become heaps, conflicting with the rebuilding theme of Jeremiah 30:18.

Micah 3:12: Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:38

Jesus declares the house (temple) desolate, contrasting the restoration promise in Jeremiah 30:18.

Matthew 23:38: Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
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