Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 33:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 33:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 33:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that even though this place is empty now, soon it will be full of happy shepherds and their sheep. It's like when a toy box looks empty, but then gets filled with all your favorite toys again!

Jeremiah 33:12: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing [their] flocks to lie down.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:34

This verse predicts an absence of joy and mirth in the land, contrasting the future presence of joy implied in Jeremiah 33:12.

Jeremiah 7:34: Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:5

This verse describes desolation and lamentation in the land, which contradicts the prophecy of restoration and habitation in Jeremiah 33:12.

Lamentations 1:5: Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.

Contradiction with Isaiah 27:10

This verse presents the image of a forsaken and desolate city, contradicting the future thriving habitation mentioned in Jeremiah 33:12.

Isaiah 27:10: Yet the defenced city [shall be] desolate, [and] the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:28

This verse prophesies desolation and the absence of inhabitants, which stands in contradiction to the promise of populated and peaceful fields in Jeremiah 33:12.

Ezekiel 33:28: For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. [most...: Heb. desolation and desolation]
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