Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 10:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 10:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 10:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is the real and living King who will last forever, and when He is angry, even the whole world will shake because no one can stand against Him.

Jeremiah 10:10: But the LORD [is] the true God, he [is] the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. [true...: Heb. God of truth] [living God: Heb. living Gods] [everlasting...: Heb. king of eternity]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:29

This verse states that God will not lie nor repent, which might imply a more constant nature, contrasting with the wrathful image in Jeremiah 10:10.

1 Samuel 15:29: And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. [Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory]

Contradiction with James 1:17

This verse describes God as unchanging, which contrasts with the depiction of a wrathful response in Jeremiah 10:10, suggesting a more patient or immutable nature.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

This verse depicts God as repenting from intended destruction, which can contradict the image of an unwaveringly wrathful God in Jeremiah 10:10.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

It states God does not repent or change His mind, which differs from the suggestion of reactive wrath in Jeremiah 10:10.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Isaiah 28:21

This verse mentions God's "strange act" of wrath, suggesting it is not intrinsic to His nature, thereby offering a contrast to the depiction in Jeremiah 10:10.

Isaiah 28:21: For the LORD shall rise up as [in] mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as [in] the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
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