Contradiction with Genesis 1:28
This verse commands humans to be fruitful and multiply, which aligns rather than contradicts with the idea of increasing the seed of man and beast in Jeremiah 31:27.
Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]
Contradiction with Genesis 6:7
God expresses regret for creating mankind and decides to destroy them, contradicting the notion of building up the seed of man.
Genesis 6:7: And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. [both...: Heb. from man unto beast]
Contradiction with Genesis 22:17
God's promise to multiply Abraham's descendants like stars contradicts the selective building mentioned in Jeremiah 31:27.
Genesis 22:17: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; [shore: Heb. lip]
Contradiction with Exodus 32:10
God considers consuming the Israelites in wrath, opposing the idea of growth and establishment.
Exodus 32:10: Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Contradiction with Leviticus 26:22
A promise of desolation and diminished numbers contradicts the planting and growing imagery of Jeremiah 31:27.
Leviticus 26:22: I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your [high] ways shall be desolate.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:63
The joy of destroying and bringing ruin contradicts the promise of planting and increasing in Jeremiah 31:27.
Deuteronomy 28:63: And it shall come to pass, [that] as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Contradiction with Psalm 107:33-34
Describes turning fruitful land barren, contrasting the planting and sowing metaphor in Jeremiah 31:27.
Psalm 107:33-34: He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
Contradiction with Isaiah 51:19
Speaks of devastation and destruction, contrary to the growth and prosperity implied in Jeremiah 31:27.
Isaiah 51:19: These two [things] are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? [are...: Heb. happened] [destruction: Heb. breaking]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:7-10
Describes the potential for God to uproot and destroy nations, which directly opposes the planting in Jeremiah 31:27.
Jeremiah 18:7-10: [At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it];
Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:12
Foretells the judgment and scattering of people, contradictory to the idea of planting and growth.
Ezekiel 5:12: A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.