Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
This verse questions the value of sacrifices, similar to Jeremiah 11:15, but indicates that God is displeased with them entirely, not just in specific circumstances.
Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
This verse shows preference for mercy over sacrifice, contradicting the acceptance of rituals implied in Jeremiah 11:15.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
It contradicts with Jeremiah 11:15 by expressing God’s hatred for feasts and offerings when justice and righteousness are ignored.
Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
Contradicts Jeremiah 11:15 by indicating that God desires justice, mercy, and humility more than sacrifices.
Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]
Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
Jesus reiterates Hosea’s message, conflicting with any value placed on sacrifice alone, as possibly given in Jeremiah 11:15.
Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Contradiction with Mark 12:33
Prioritizes love and understanding over burnt offerings, differing from the ritualistic focus in Jeremiah 11:15.
Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4-6
States that sacrifices are inadequate for removing sin, challenging any implication that sacrifices alone could appease God in Jeremiah 11:15.
Hebrews 10:4-6: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.