Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 51:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 51:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 51:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, Babylon, which was once a big and important city, will become a place full of ruins where scary creatures live, and no people will be there anymore. This shows that when people or places do bad things, they might end up in trouble and lose everything.

Jeremiah 51:37: And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:1

This verse speaks of the Lord having compassion on Jacob and choosing Israel again, whereas Jeremiah 51:37 predicts desolation for Babylon without hope of restoration.

Isaiah 14:1: For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:26

Here, God promises to restore Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, which contrasts with Jeremiah 51:37's promise of perpetual desolation for Babylon.

Isaiah 44:26: That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: [decayed...: Heb. wastes]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:33-36

This passage discusses the restoration of Israel's cities and land, whereas Jeremiah 51:37 declares that Babylon will become a heap and a dwelling for dragons, suggesting no such restoration.

Ezekiel 36:33-36: Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause [you] to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:7-8

God promises brief abandonment followed by everlasting kindness, which is in contrast to the complete and irreversible destruction of Babylon described in Jeremiah 51:37.

Isaiah 54:7-8: For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:38-40

This section foretells the rebuilding of Jerusalem from its ruins, which stands in opposition to the fate of Babylon as mentioned in Jeremiah 51:37, which is to remain desolate forever.

Jeremiah 31:38-40: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
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