Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 47:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 47:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 47:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that a big flood will come from the north and cover everything in the land, making the people there very scared and upset. This helps teach us that God sometimes sends warnings to people when bad things are coming.

Jeremiah 47:2: Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. [all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:6

This verse promises peace and truth, contrasting with the destruction forecasted in Jeremiah 47:2.

Jeremiah 33:6: Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

This verse speaks of transforming weapons into tools and not learning war, which contradicts the conflict in Jeremiah 47:2.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Micah 4:3

It predicts nations will not lift swords against each other, opposing the battle imagery in Jeremiah 47:2.

Micah 4:3: And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]
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