Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 147:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 147:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 147:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, God helps make Jerusalem strong and brings back people who were far away and feeling left out. It shows God's love and care for His people, like a parent welcoming back their children.

Psalms 147:2: The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:7

While Psalms 147:2 emphasizes the rebuilding and gathering, Jeremiah 15:7 speaks of God scattering in judgment.

Jeremiah 15:7: And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave [them] of children, I will destroy my people, [since] they return not from their ways. [children: or, whatsoever is dear]

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:5

Isaiah mentions the removal of protection, which contrasts with the protective gathering described in Psalms 147:2.

Isaiah 5:5: And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: [trodden...: Heb. for a treading]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:12

The dispersion and judgment described in Ezekiel contrast with the positive gathering theme in Psalms 147:2.

Ezekiel 5:12: A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
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