Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 9:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 9:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 9:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Daniel, we feel embarrassed and mixed up, and so do our leaders and parents, because we have done wrong things against God. This means when we do bad things, we might feel a bit lost or ashamed.

Daniel 9:8: O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 3:12

While Daniel 9:8 speaks of shame, this verse invites Israel to return and assures mercy and absence of anger from God.

Jeremiah 3:12: Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

Daniel 9:8 underscores collective shame, whereas this verse promises forgiveness and cleansing of sins.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

Daniel 9:8 highlights the shame of past transgressions, but this verse assures believers that God removes sins far away from them.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Contradiction with Micah 7:19

Daniel 9:8 focuses on the nation's shame, while this verse assures that God will cast all sins into the depths of the sea.

Micah 7:19: He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

Daniel 9:8 speaks of shame due to sins, but here, God promises to blot out transgressions and remember sins no more.

Isaiah 43:25: I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

In contrast to Daniel 9:8's theme of shame, this verse speaks of God's promise to forgive iniquity and forget sins.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

Daniel 9:8 encapsulates the shameful state due to sins, yet this verse reassures that God will be merciful and forget sins.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
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