Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 50:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 50:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 50:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, the people will ask how to get to Zion, looking in that direction, and will say, "Let's come together and make a promise with God that we will always remember."

Jeremiah 50:5: They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, [saying], Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant [that] shall not be forgotten.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:9

Confounds language and scatters people, contrary to coming together with one heart as in Jeremiah 50:5.

Genesis 11:9: Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. [Babel: that is, Confusion]

Contradiction with Isaiah 29:13

People honor with lips but hearts are far away, contrasting the united and heartfelt seeking of the Lord in Jeremiah 50:5.

Isaiah 29:13: Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Contradiction with Matthew 15:8

Speaks to people drawing near with words but hearts are far, contrary to seeking the Lord wholeheartedly as in Jeremiah 50:5.

Matthew 15:8: This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.

Contradiction with Mark 7:6

People honor the Lord with lips, not with hearts, contrasting the genuine unity of heart mentioned in Jeremiah 50:5.

Mark 7:6: He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.

Contradiction with Luke 13:34

Jesus laments Jerusalem's unwillingness to be gathered, opposite to the willing assembly described in Jeremiah 50:5.

Luke 13:34: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!

Paradox #1

Jeremiah 50:5 involves prophecies and promises about the return of Israel. A potential historical inconsistency here could arise when comparing the timeline and fulfillment of prophecies against historical events. If historical records show different outcomes or timelines than what the prophecy suggests, it might lead to questions about the accuracy or interpretation of these prophecies.

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