Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 26:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 26:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 26:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God wants people to change their bad behavior and listen to Him. If they do, God promises not to let bad things happen to them.

Jeremiah 26:13: Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:29

This verse states that God does not repent, contradicting Jeremiah 26:13, which implies that God can repent of the evil he intends if the people amend their ways.

1 Samuel 15:29: And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. [Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory]

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

It suggests God does not change his mind, contradicting the conditional nature of divine intention in Jeremiah 26:13.

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 Malachi 3:6

Declares that God does not change, which contradicts the notion in Jeremiah 26:13 that God might change his actions based on people's repentance.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Contradiction with James 1:17

States that God does not change like shifting shadows, contradicting Jeremiah 26:13's implication that God might alter his plan if people amend their ways.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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