Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 33:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 33:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 33:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God promises to bring the people of Judah and Israel back home from where they were taken, and He will make their land nice and strong again, just like it was before. Christians understand this as God showing His love and faithfulness by giving people hope and a new beginning.

Jeremiah 33:7: And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:5

This verse talks about laying waste to a vineyard, symbolizing destruction, which contradicts the promise of restoration in Jeremiah 33:7.

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 Jeremiah 15:1-2

These verses describe God refusing to relent from punishment and destruction, contrasting with the restoration in Jeremiah 33:7.

Jeremiah 15:1-2: Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, [yet] my mind [could] not [be] toward this people: cast [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:11

This verse conveys God's declaration of not sparing or having pity, which opposes the merciful restoration promised in Jeremiah 33:7.

Ezekiel 5:11: Wherefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:8

Here, God is portrayed as intending to destroy the walls of Zion, conflicting with the rebuilding message of Jeremiah 33:7.

Lamentations 2:8: The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. [destroying: Heb. swallowing up]

Contradiction with Micah 3:12

This verse predicts desolation for Zion and Jerusalem, contrary to the rebuilding and restoration message in Jeremiah 33:7.

Micah 3:12: Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
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