Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 3:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 3:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 3:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, one day everyone will call Jerusalem a special place where God is in charge, and people from all over the world will come together there because of God. They will stop doing bad things and will follow God's ways instead.

Jeremiah 3:17: At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. [imagination: or, stubbornness]

Contradiction with Genesis 49:10

Jeremiah 3:17 mentions that "all the nations shall be gathered unto" Jerusalem, indicating a centralization of worship there, while Genesis 49:10 suggests the gathering will be unto Shiloh, a different concept of leadership or kingship.

Genesis 49:10: The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].

Contradiction with Matthew 24:30

Jeremiah 3:17 emphasizes nations gathering to Jerusalem, whereas Matthew 24:30 describes a more universal coming of the Son of Man, encompassing all tribes, suggesting a different focal point for gathering.

Matthew 24:30: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:2

Jeremiah 3:17 suggests a gathering to earthly Jerusalem, while Revelation 21:2 describes the New Jerusalem descending from heaven, which implies a new paradigm of worship and convergence.

Revelation 21:2: And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jeremiah 3:17 emphasizes physical gathering in Jerusalem, but John 4:21 states that worship will not be confined to a specific location like Jerusalem, suggesting decentralization.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Contradiction with Hebrews 12:22-23

Jeremiah 3:17 discusses nations gathering to Jerusalem, whereas Hebrews 12:22-23 speaks of a heavenly Jerusalem as the gathering place for worship, illustrating a shift from earthly to heavenly focus.

Hebrews 12:22-23: But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
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