Contradiction with Deuteronomy 14:26
This verse allows for buying and consuming whatever one's soul desires, including wine and strong drink, in a celebratory context, contrasting with Jeremiah 16:7 where typical feasting or comforting is absent due to mourning.
Deuteronomy 14:26: And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, [desireth: Heb. asketh of thee]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1-4
This verse speaks of a time to mourn and a time to dance, suggesting cyclical events that contrast with the prohibitions on mourning practices in Jeremiah 16:7.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-4: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Contradiction with Proverbs 31:6
Advises giving strong drink to those who are perishing, and wine to those who have heavy hearts, which contradicts Jeremiah 16:7 that prohibits giving the cup of consolation to those grieving a father or mother.
Proverbs 31:6: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. [of...: Heb. bitter of soul]
Contradiction with Isaiah 22:12-13
Portrays a people who, during calamity, resort to eating, drinking, and festivity, directly contrasting the mourning silence and absence of consolation in Jeremiah 16:7.
Isaiah 22:12-13: And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:2
Suggests that it is better to go to the house of mourning than rejoicing, potentially contradicting the lack of traditional mourning practices highlighted in Jeremiah 16:7.
Ecclesiastes 7:2: [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.