Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 4:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 4:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 4:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is warning people to get ready because something bad is coming from the north. He tells them to go to a safe place and not wait around.

Jeremiah 4:6: Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. [retire: or, strengthen] [destruction: Heb. breaking]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

While Jeremiah 4:6 speaks of destruction and an evil coming from the north, Jeremiah 29:11 offers a promise of peace and future hope, contradicting the disaster theme.

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 Psalm 23:4

Jeremiah 4:6 predicts impending doom, whereas Psalm 23:4 reassures of comfort and the absence of fear even in the darkest valleys.

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.
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