Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 16:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 16:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 16:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, people will not share food or drinks to comfort those who are sad because someone they love has died. It shows that God is upset with the people and won't let them find comfort in the usual ways.

Jeremiah 16:7: Neither shall [men] tear [themselves] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall [men] give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother. [tear...: or, break bread for them]

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.
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