Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 32:44

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 32:44 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 32:44. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God promises that people will once again buy and own land in their country, showing that good times will come after hard times. This means that God will help them come back home and be happy again.

Jeremiah 32:44: Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal [them], and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:64

This verse speaks of God scattering the Israelites among all people, which contradicts the promise of restoration and land purchase in Jeremiah 32:44.

Deuteronomy 28:64: And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, [even] wood and stone.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:11

It mentions the land becoming a desolation and serving Babylon for seventy years, contrasting the restoration of fields being purchased mentioned in Jeremiah 32:44.

Jeremiah 25:11: And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:21

This verse talks about God giving the Israelites' cherished land into the hands of strangers, opposing the notion of reclaiming land as seen in Jeremiah 32:44.

Ezekiel 7:21: And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 34:22

Here, God states that the cities of Judah will be desolated, which contrasts with the rebuilding and planting depicted in Jeremiah 32:44.

Jeremiah 34:22: Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:5

This verse indicates God removing protection from His vineyard, leading to its destruction, inconsistent with the concept of resettlement and prosperity in Jeremiah 32:44.

Isaiah 5:5: And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: [trodden...: Heb. for a treading]

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:3

It portrays Judah going into captivity, contradicting the idea of returning and purchasing land emphasized in Jeremiah 32:44.

Lamentations 1:3: Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. [because of great...: Heb. for the greatness of servitude]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:27

God declares that the whole land will be wasted but not make a full end, differing from the hopeful restoration in Jeremiah 32:44.

Jeremiah 4:27: For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

Contradiction with Zephaniah 1:18

It predicts a complete and sudden end of the land by the Lord's jealousy, opposing the promise of returning to purchase lands in Jeremiah 32:44.

Zephaniah 1:18: Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
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