Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 51:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 51:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 51:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God promises very seriously that he will fill the place with lots of people who will be as many as bugs, and they will all shout together loudly against the place. This means God is saying something big is going to happen and change things there.

Jeremiah 51:14: The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee. [by himself: Heb. by his soul] [lift up: Heb. utter]

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:27

This verse states that no one can disannul what the Lord has purposed, which seems inconsistent with the idea of God filling places with destruction, as implied in Jeremiah 51:14.

Isaiah 14:27: For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul [it]? and his hand [is] stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:33

This verse mentions that God does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men, contradicting the dire promise of filling a land with men for destruction as in Jeremiah 51:14.

Lamentations 3:33: For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. [willingly: Heb. from his heart]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:11

Here, God expresses no pleasure in the death of the wicked, contradicting the implication in Jeremiah 51:14 of filling a place with men bound for destruction.

Ezekiel 33:11: Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

This verse suggests that God is patient and not wishing for any to perish, contrasting the inevitable destruction foretold in Jeremiah 51:14.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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