Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 42:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 42:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 42:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the people that if they stay in their land and follow Him, He will help them grow and be strong like a plant in good soil. God feels sorry for the bad things that happened and wants to make things better for them.

Jeremiah 42:10: If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull [you] down, and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 42:22

Jeremiah warns the people that if they disobey and go to Egypt, they will die, which contrasts with the promise of safety if they remain.

Jeremiah 42:22: Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go [and] to sojourn. [to go...: or, to go to sojourn]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 21:10

God declares He has set His face against the city for evil and not for good, which contrasts the promise of building and not pulling down.

Jeremiah 21:10: For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:30

Emphasizes the need for repentance, while Jeremiah 42:10 offers a promise of stability without a specific call for repentance.

Ezekiel 18:30: Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn [yourselves] from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. [yourselves: or, others]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:27

States that the land shall be desolate, which contradicts the affirmation of stability and growth in Jeremiah 42:10.

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 Lamentations 3:42-44

Reflects God's anger and punishment due to sin, contradicting the promise to build and not pull down.

Lamentations 3:42-44: We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
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