Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 30:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 30:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 30:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jeremiah, God promises that people will be happy and thankful, and He will make them many and important. This means God will give them blessings and they will have lots of joy.

Jeremiah 30:19: And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:13

Contradicts with Jeremiah 30:19 by emphasizing a narrow path to life leading to few being saved, opposing the multitude perspective.

Matthew 7:13: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [strait: or, narrow]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:2

Emphasizes the value of mourning over feasting, contrasting the theme of celebrations and making merry in Jeremiah 30:19.

Ecclesiastes 7:2: [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:11

Highlights a lack of joy and abundance as opposed to the prosperity and joyfulness described in Jeremiah 30:19.

Isaiah 24:11: [There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

Contradiction with Amos 5:16-17

Speaks of wailing and lamentation, which stands against the sounds of thanksgiving and merriment in Jeremiah 30:19.

Amos 5:16-17: Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:26

Advises mourning and wearing sackcloth, opposing the message of joy and thanksgiving in Jeremiah 30:19.

Jeremiah 6:26: O daughter of my people, gird [thee] with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, [as for] an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

Contradiction with Revelation 18:22

Talks about the absence of music and joy, which counters the continued sounds of music and gladness promised in Jeremiah 30:19.

Revelation 18:22: And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
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