Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 11:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 11:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 11:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God told him what was happening, so he understood it. God showed Jeremiah what the people were doing.

Jeremiah 11:18: And the LORD hath given me knowledge [of it], and I know [it]: then thou shewedst me their doings.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on your understanding, while Jeremiah 11:18 indicates direct revelation given to the prophet, suggesting personal insight or understanding granted by God.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses emphasize that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding, which could contrast with God directly revealing His plans to Jeremiah in 11:18.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 29:29

This verse states that the secret things belong to God, while Jeremiah 11:18 shows a revelation of hidden things to the prophet.

Deuteronomy 29:29: The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:11

This verse suggests that no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end, yet Jeremiah 11:18 implies a specific understanding imparted by God to a prophet.

Ecclesiastes 3:11: He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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