Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 13:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 13:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 13:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God wants us to praise Him and remember how great He is. If we forget, we might feel lost and afraid, like being in a very dark place.

Jeremiah 13:16: Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, [and] make [it] gross darkness.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Jeremiah 13:16 warns about the darkness as a consequence of not giving glory to God, whereas Isaiah 45:7 states that God creates darkness, suggesting it as part of His sovereign creation.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with John 9:5

Jeremiah 13:16 emphasizes darkness coming as a consequence of ungodliness, but John 9:5 states Jesus is the light of the world, providing a contrasting solution to darkness.

John 9:5: As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:5

Jeremiah 13:16 speaks of impending darkness as judgment, yet 1 John 1:5 asserts that in God, there is no darkness at all, highlighting a contradiction in the nature of divine presence.

1 John 1:5: This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:23

While Jeremiah 13:16 describes approaching darkness, Revelation 21:23 describes a future where there is no need for the sun or moon, for the glory of God gives light, contradicting the permanence or impact of darkness.

Revelation 21:23: And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.
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