Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 15:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 15:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 15:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God promises to save and protect people from bad and scary situations. He says He will rescue them from those who want to harm them.

Jeremiah 15:21: And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 49:16

The verse suggests that the high, fortified locations cannot escape God's judgment, contradicting the promise of deliverance from oppression in Jeremiah 15:21.

Jeremiah 49:16: Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, [and] the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse instructs to love and pray for enemies, contradicting the notion of deliverance from wicked individuals, as suggested in Jeremiah 15:21.

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 1 Samuel 15:3

God commands the destruction of an entire people, which contradicts the protection and deliverance offered in Jeremiah 15:21.

1 Samuel 15:3: Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Contradiction with Isaiah 48:10-11

God mentions refining His people through suffering and not delivering them immediately, contrary to the promise of deliverance in Jeremiah 15:21.

Isaiah 48:10-11: Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. [with...: or, for silver]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8

The speaker feels that God does not listen nor deliver, which contradicts the assurance of rescue in Jeremiah 15:21.

Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
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