Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 48:47

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 48:47 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 48:47. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God promises to help the people of Moab in the future, even though they are being punished now. This shows that God is fair and gives people a chance to start over.

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 Jeremiah 49:17

States that Edom shall be a desolation without any end-times restoration, contradicting the restoration of Moab in Jeremiah 48:47.

Jeremiah 49:17: Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 25:11

Assures judgment upon Moab with the implication of no restoration, conflicting with the promise of Moab's future return in Jeremiah 48:47.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 13:20

Describes Babylon as never being inhabited again, opposing the idea of a restoration like that promised to Moab in Jeremiah 48:47 for a foreign nation.

Isaiah 13:20: It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

Contradiction with Revelation 18:21

Declares Babylon shall be found no more, contradicting the theme of restoration for destroyed nations as seen in Jeremiah 48:47.

Revelation 18:21: And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:11

Promises not to make a full end of Israel while bringing other nations to a complete end, contrasting the future restoration of Moab in Jeremiah 48:47.

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.
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