Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 20:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 20:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 20:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that we should sing and thank God because He helps and saves people who are in trouble from those who want to hurt them. It teaches us to trust and be happy about what God does for us.

Jeremiah 20:13: Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

Contradiction with Job 3:3-4

Job curses the day of his birth, contrasting Jeremiah 20:13 where there is praise for deliverance yet there is despair over existence.

Job 3:3-4: Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Contradiction with Psalms 22:1

In this verse, David feels forsaken, whereas Jeremiah 20:13 praises the Lord for delivering the soul of the poor.

Psalms 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17-18

Reflects a sentiment of lost peace and happiness, unlike the joy expressed in Jeremiah 20:13.

Lamentations 3:17-18: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:1

Suggests mourning is better than laughter, contrasting the joyful praise seen in Jeremiah 20:13.

Ecclesiastes 7:1: A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:46

Jesus cries out feeling abandoned, whereas Jeremiah 20:13 recounts divine help and deliverance.

Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Contradiction with Jonah 4:3

Jonah desires death, opposing the celebration and thankfulness towards God in Jeremiah 20:13.

Jonah 4:3: Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.

Contradiction with Psalm 88:14

This reflects a sense of being abandoned by God, in contrast to the praise for divine rescue seen in Jeremiah 20:13.

Psalm 88:14: LORD, why castest thou off my soul? [why] hidest thou thy face from me?
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