Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 11:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 11:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 11:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that the people did not listen or do what He asked them to; instead, they followed their own bad ideas. Because of this, God will do what He said He would if they didn't obey.

Jeremiah 11:8: Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded [them] to do; but they did [them] not. [imagination: or, stubbornness]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that a son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, contradicting Jeremiah 11:8, which implies collective punishment for ancestral disobedience.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:29-30

People will no longer say the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge, implying individual responsibility rather than the collective judgment suggested in Jeremiah 11:8.

Jeremiah 31:29-30: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:16

Asserts that children shall not be put to death for their fathers' sins, contradicting Jeremiah 11:8’s concept of inherited punishment.

Deuteronomy 24:16: The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:4

Each soul that sins shall die, emphasizing individual accountability rather than the ancestral sin implied in Jeremiah 11:8.

Ezekiel 18:4: Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Contradiction with Romans 14:12

Every one of us shall give account of himself to God, contradicting Jeremiah 11:8's implication of collective punishment for disobedience.

Romans 14:12: So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Paradox #1

The moral conflict in that verse might arise from the idea of punishing people for not following laws or commands that they find difficult or do not fully understand. This can raise questions about fairness and whether people are being judged justly, especially if they haven't been given clear guidance or the capacity to follow those rules.

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