Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 28:57

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 28:57 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 28:57. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

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According to Moses, this verse means that times will be so hard and scary when enemies come that people might do very bad things, like not being nice to their own children, because they are so hungry and afraid. It's a warning about how important it is to listen to God and make good choices so such bad times don't happen.

Deuteronomy 28:57: And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all [things] secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. [young one: Heb. afterbirth]

Contradiction with Isaiah 49:15

This verse speaks of the compassion of a mother who does not forget her nursing child, contrasting the lack of compassion in Deuteronomy 28:57.

Isaiah 49:15: Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. [that...: Heb. from having compassion]

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

This verse emphasizes that the righteous are not forsaken and their descendants will not go hungry, contrasting the desperation in Deuteronomy 28:57.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:29

This verse highlights that the Lord is far from the wicked but hears the prayer of the righteous, contrasting the divine abandonment implied in Deuteronomy 28:57.

Proverbs 15:29: The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Paradox #1

This verse describes a situation of extreme desperation and the lengths to which a person might go to survive. The contradiction or conflict here could be the tension between the instinct for survival and the moral opposition to acts that are generally considered abhorrent. It highlights the struggle between doing what's necessary to live and adhering to moral or ethical standards.

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