Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 18:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 18:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 18:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is asking people to think about Israel, who, like a young girl, did something really bad. It's so surprising that even people who don't know God are shocked by it.

Jeremiah 18:13: Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

Jeremiah 18:13 questions if a nation has done such a thing as forsaking God, implying it's unheard of, while Isaiah 1:18 shows God inviting sinful people to reason together and find forgiveness, suggesting human disobedience is common.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:32

Jeremiah 18:13 marvels at Israel's forsaking of God, yet Ezekiel 16:32 likens Israel to an adulterous wife, showing unfaithfulness as a recurring theme.

Ezekiel 16:32: [But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [which] taketh strangers instead of her husband!

Contradiction with Hosea 4:1

While Jeremiah 18:13 calls Israel's actions unheard of, Hosea 4:1 speaks of a lack of truth and faithfulness in Israel, indicating continuous transgression.

Hosea 4:1: Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
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