Contradictions and Paradoxes in Lamentations 2:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Lamentations 2:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Lamentations 2:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Lamentations, people walking by make fun of Jerusalem, saying, "Is this the beautiful city everyone talks about?" They clap and shake their heads because they are surprised and disappointed at how it looks now.

Lamentations 2:15: All that pass by clap [their] hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying, Is] this the city that [men] call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? [by: Heb. by the way]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:35

While Lamentations 2:15 speaks of mockery and disdain, this verse speaks of honor for the wise.

Proverbs 3:35: The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. [shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:14

Lamentations 2:15 describes derision, while this verse calls the city a light of the world, suggesting respect and visibility.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 62:7

This depicts Jerusalem as a praise in the earth, contrary to the scorn described in Lamentations 2:15.

Isaiah 62:7: And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. [rest: Heb. silence]

Contradiction with Zechariah 8:3

Proclaims God's return to Jerusalem with truth, contrasting with the desolate and mocking view in Lamentations 2:15.

Zechariah 8:3: Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

Contradiction with Psalm 122:6

Calls for peace and prosperity for Jerusalem, opposing the derision in Lamentations 2:15.

Psalm 122:6: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:9

This verse speaks of Jerusalem becoming a name of joy and praise, contrasting with the lament of scorn in Lamentations 2:15.

Jeremiah 33:9: And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:28

Highlights recognition of God's sanctuary among them, contrary to the mockery seen in Lamentations 2:15.

Ezekiel 37:28: And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Paradox #1

Lamentations 2:15 talks about people mocking and ridiculing Jerusalem, suggesting that once it was celebrated but now it is destroyed. The potential contradiction or conflict might lie in understanding why a once-favored city by God could fall into such disgrace and destruction. This could present a conflict between the idea of a protective, loving God and the reality of suffering and downfall.

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