Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 48:24

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According to Jeremiah, God is talking about Moab, a place where people will face trouble. This means that no matter where they are, near or far, all their cities will be affected.

Jeremiah 48:24: And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 48:47

Explains that God will eventually restore the fortunes of Moab, while in Jeremiah 48:24, a calamity on Moab is foretold.

Jeremiah 48:47: Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far [is] the judgment of Moab.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 25:11

Describes God executing judgments upon Moab, suggesting a different outcome than any potential restoration implied elsewhere.

Ezekiel 25:11: And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 16:6-7

Portrays Moab’s pride and destruction, without suggestion of future restoration as hinted in another context.

Isaiah 16:6-7: We have heard of the pride of Moab; [he is] very proud: [even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: [but] his lies [shall] not [be] so.

Contradiction with Amos 2:1-2

Foretells complete destruction to Moab without hinting at future recovery, differing from a theme of restoration.

Amos 2:1-2: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

Contradiction with Zephaniah 2:9

States Moab will become like Sodom and Gomorrah, implying utter ruin contrasting the possibility of redemption.

Zephaniah 2:9: Therefore [as] I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, [even] the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
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