Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 18:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 18:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 18:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that if He decides to help a country grow and become strong, He can do it at any moment. God is like a gardener who can plant new seeds whenever He wants to.

Jeremiah 18:9: And [at what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant [it];

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

Contradicts because it states that God does not change His mind or lie, whereas Jeremiah 18:9 suggests God may change His plans based on a nation's actions.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with James 1:17

Contradicts because it describes God as unchanging, while Jeremiah 18:9 implies God may alter His plans depending on human behavior.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

Contradicts because it asserts that God does not change, in opposition to Jeremiah 18:9's implication that God may change His mind about nations.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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