Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 23:39

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 23:39 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 23:39. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the people that He will no longer help them because they have not listened to Him. God is saying He will leave them and their city behind because they made wrong choices.

Jeremiah 23:39: Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, [and cast you] out of my presence:

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

Highlights God's consistency and truthfulness, contrasting with the rejection and forgetting mentioned in Jeremiah 23:39.

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 Hebrews 13:5

Emphasizes God's promise not to forsake, contrasting with Him forgetting and forsaking in Jeremiah 23:39.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:20

Promises God's constant presence, conflicting with the idea of God forgetting His people as in Jeremiah 23:39.

Matthew 28:20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.

Contradiction with Psalm 94:14

Assures that God will not reject His people, which contrasts with the rejection mentioned in Jeremiah 23:39.

Psalm 94:14: For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

Contradiction with Isaiah 49:15

States that God will not forget His people, opposing the sentiment of forgetting in Jeremiah 23:39.

Isaiah 49:15: Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. [that...: Heb. from having compassion]

Paradox #1

Jeremiah 23:39 could be seen as inconsistent with teachings about God's forgiveness and mercy. In some parts of the Bible, God is described as always willing to forgive those who repent and seek His mercy. However, this verse shows a strong stance of rejection, which might seem contradictory to the idea of limitless forgiveness.

Paradox #2

The contradiction in that verse could be seen as the conflict between the idea of an all-loving, forgiving God and the portrayal of God as one who can abandon or forget people. This could be seen as inconsistent with the notion of unconditional love and grace.

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