Contradictions and Paradoxes in Lamentations 1:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Lamentations 1:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Lamentations 1:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse describes a once-busy city that now feels empty and alone, much like a woman who has lost her husband. It used to be important and strong, but now it is sad and has to serve others.

Lamentations 1:1: How doth the city sit solitary, [that was] full of people! [how] is she become as a widow! she [that was] great among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary!

Contradiction with Matthew 5:14

This verse refers to a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden, contrasting the image of desolation in Lamentations 1:1.

Matthew 5:14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Contradiction with Isaiah 9:3

Talks about multiplying the nation and increasing joy, contradicting the desolation and loneliness of the city in Lamentations 1:1.

Isaiah 9:3: Thou hast multiplied the nation, [and] not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, [and] as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil. [not: or, to him]

Contradiction with Zechariah 8:4-5

Describes a city full of old men, women, and children playing, contradicting the solitary state of the city in Lamentations 1:1.

Zechariah 8:4-5: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. [very...: Heb. multitude of days]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:2

Describes New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven, prepared as a bride, vibrant and alive, contrary to the widow metaphor in Lamentations 1:1.

Revelation 21:2: And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:1

Speaks of the barren woman who will have more children than the married wife, opposite to the barrenness implied by the widowhood in Lamentations 1:1.

Isaiah 54:1: Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
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