Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 1:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 1:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 1:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling him that He has made him as strong as a city with big walls and as firm as a strong pillar. This means God will help him stand up to everyone, even the kings and leaders, who don't want to listen to God's messages.

Jeremiah 1:18: For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:5

While Jeremiah 1:18 states that God has made Jeremiah a fortified city, this verse focuses on Jeremiah being set apart before birth, not highlighting any immediate strength or protection.

Jeremiah 1:5: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. [ordained: Heb. gave]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 20:7

In contrast to the strength implied in Jeremiah 1:18, this verse describes Jeremiah feeling deceived and overpowered, indicating vulnerability.

Jeremiah 20:7: O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. [was deceived: or, was enticed]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:4

This verse shows Elijah feeling despair and wanting to die, contradicting the resilience and strength implied in Jeremiah 1:18.

1 Kings 19:4: But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my fathers. [for himself: Heb. for his life]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

These verses emphasize strength in weakness, which contrasts with the depiction of Jeremiah as inherently fortified in Jeremiah 1:18.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10: And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3

This verse describes a figure that is despised and rejected, opposite to the idea of a fortified and strong city in Jeremiah 1:18.

Isaiah 53:3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]
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