Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 47:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 47:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 47:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is going to defeat the Philistines and their friends to show His power and protect His people. This means that even the strong helpers of the Philistines will not be able to stop what God plans to do.

Jeremiah 47:4: Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, [and] to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. [the country: Heb. the isle]

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:1

Isaiah prophesies mercy and restoration for Israel, which contradicts the destruction of the Philistines mentioned in Jeremiah 47:4.

Isaiah 14:1: For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:11

Promises that God will not make a full end of Israel, whereas Jeremiah 47:4 talks about total destruction for the Philistines.

Jeremiah 30:11: For I [am] with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

States God has no pleasure in the death of the wicked, yet Jeremiah 47:4 depicts destruction decreed by God.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Contradiction with Amos 9:8

God promises not to utterly destroy the house of Jacob, contrasting with the total devastation of the Philistines in Jeremiah 47:4.

Amos 9:8: Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.

Paradox #1

The moral conflict in this context might arise from the idea of divine command leading to violence or destruction. People might struggle with the concept of a loving and just deity ordering or allowing widespread devastation. It raises questions about the compatibility of divine justice and mercy with acts of destruction.

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