Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 31:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 31:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 31:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jeremiah, God promises to fill the land with lots of people and animals, like planting seeds that grow into something big and wonderful. This means God is planning to make Israel and Judah happy and full again.

Jeremiah 31:27: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

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.
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