Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 19:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 19:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 19:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the people that He will bring bad things to their city because they refuse to listen to Him and keep doing wrong things. It's like when a parent warns their child about doing something dangerous, but the child doesn't listen and then gets hurt.

Jeremiah 19:15: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

Suggests forgiveness and remembering sins no more, which contradicts the promised wrath in Jeremiah 19:15.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:21-22

Indicates that if the wicked turn away from their sins, they will be forgiven, contrasting with the comprehensive disaster in Jeremiah 19:15.

Ezekiel 18:21-22: But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

Shows God changing His mind about disaster upon repentance, which conflicts with the unrelenting judgment in Jeremiah 19:15.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 7:14

Promises healing if people repent, unlike the unavoidable judgment described in Jeremiah 19:15.

2 Chronicles 7:14: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. [which...: Heb. upon whom my name is called]

Contradiction with Exodus 34:6-7

Speaks of God's compassion and mercy, opposing the unmitigated wrath in Jeremiah 19:15.

Exodus 34:6-7: And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
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