Jeremiah 50:12 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that the people who were once proud will feel very embarrassed and sad because their land will become like a desert with nothing growing there. It's a way of showing that they will face tough times.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:44

This verse implies a proverb regarding the mother-daughter relationship that speaks of similarity rather than shame or disownment.

Ezekiel 16:44: Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter.

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:28

Describes how children rise and call their mother blessed, contradicting the notion of shame.

Proverbs 31:28: Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:12

Commands honoring one's mother, which contrasts with the depiction of motherly shame.

Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Contradiction with Proverbs 30:11

Talks about a generation that curses their father and does not bless their mother, which differs from the focus in Jeremiah on shame.

Proverbs 30:11: [There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:13

Compares God's comfort to the comfort provided by a mother, contradicting the denouncement suggested in Jeremiah 50:12.

Isaiah 66:13: As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

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