Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 46:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 46:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 46:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that Egypt is being strong and powerful like a big river flood, and it plans to go and take over the land and the people living there. It's a way of saying that Egypt wants to conquer and be in charge everywhere.

Jeremiah 46:8: Egypt riseth up like a flood, and [his] waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, [and] will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:2

This verse promises protection and deliverance from deep waters and rivers, contradicting the imagery of an overflowing flood in Jeremiah 46:8.

Isaiah 43:2: When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Contradiction with Psalm 46:2-3

These verses describe God's presence even when waters roar and mountains shake, contrasting with the threat implied by the flooding waters of Egypt in Jeremiah 46:8.

Psalm 46:2-3: Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; [midst...: Heb. heart of the seas]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:1

This verse describes a new heaven and a new earth without sea, contradicting the imagery of a flooding Nile mentioned in Jeremiah 46:8.

Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
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