Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 15:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 15:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 15:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, he is asking God to remember him and help him because he has been treated badly by others. He is telling God that he's been brave and loyal to God, even when people were mean to him.

Jeremiah 15:15: O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse teaches to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, contrasting with the plea for retribution in Jeremiah 15:15.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

This verse instructs believers to leave vengeance to God, whereas Jeremiah 15:15 seeks personal vengeance.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:17

This verse advises not to rejoice when your enemy falls, differing from the desire for enemies' punishment in Jeremiah 15:15.

Proverbs 24:17: Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Contradiction with Luke 6:27-28

These verses encourage doing good to those who hate you and blessing those who curse you, contrasting with seeking punishment for enemies as mentioned in Jeremiah 15:15.

Luke 6:27-28: But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:9

This verse urges not to repay evil for evil, which opposes the plea for vengeance in Jeremiah 15:15.

1 Peter 3:9: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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