Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 1:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 1:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 1:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that He will make sure His promises come true quickly. It's like when someone makes a promise to you and says they will do it soon.

Jeremiah 1:12: Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:6

This verse speaks of God being weary with repenting and preparing to destroy, which contrasts with God actively watching over His word to perform it in Jeremiah 1:12.

Jeremiah 15:6: Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

In this verse, God declares He creates both peace and evil, contrasting with the positive assurance in Jeremiah 1:12 of God actively performing His word.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:38

This states that both evil and good proceed from God, contrasting with God’s focus on fulfilling His constructive word as per Jeremiah 1:12.

Lamentations 3:38: Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Contradiction with Amos 3:6

This verse implies God brings calamity, which contrasts with the emphasis on God performing His word positively in Jeremiah 1:12.

Amos 3:6: Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done [it]? [be afraid: or, run together?] [the LORD...: or, shall not the LORD do somewhat?]

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

God repenting of the evil He said He would do contrasts with the unwavering fulfillment of His word mentioned in Jeremiah 1:12.

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 Numbers 23:19

Suggests God does not change His mind, which can be seen as contradictory since God performs all His words without wavering in Jeremiah 1:12.

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?
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