Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 16:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 16:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 16:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, when you tell the people all the things God is saying, they will ask why God is saying bad things will happen and what they did wrong. They will wonder what their mistakes or sins are that made God unhappy.

Jeremiah 16:10: And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what [is] our iniquity? or what [is] our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that "The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father", which contradicts Jeremiah 16:10 where God plans to punish the descendants for their ancestors' sins.

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 Deuteronomy 24:16

This verse commands that "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers", contrasting with Jeremiah 16:10 which implies communal and generational 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 2 Kings 14:6

This verse adheres to the principle that "every man shall be put to death for his own sin", in contrast to Jeremiah 16:10 where the iniquity of the fathers leads to consequences for their descendants.

2 Kings 14:6: But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:29-30

These verses state, "every one shall die for his own iniquity", contradicting the shared and inherited punishment theme found in Jeremiah 16:10.

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.
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