Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 49:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 49:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 49:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the people living in Hazor to run away and hide because a powerful king named Nebuchadnezzar is planning to attack them. It's a warning to keep them safe from danger.

Jeremiah 49:30: Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. [get...: Heb. flit greatly]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Contradicts Jeremiah 49:30 by offering a message of peace and prosperity, compared to the notion of fleeing and spreading alarm.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:10

Contradicts by encouraging fearlessness and divine support, whereas Jeremiah 49:30 implies fear and retreat.

Isaiah 41:10: Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:4

Offers comfort and fearlessness in adversity, in contrast to the fear and alarm described in Jeremiah 49:30.

Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Contradiction with John 14:27

Speaks of peace bestowed by Christ, conflicting with the uproar and panic in Jeremiah 49:30.

John 14:27: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 1:7

Contradicts with a message of a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline, unlike the fear and alarm in Jeremiah 49:30.

2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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