Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 26:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 26:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 26:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, when King Hezekiah and the people of Judah listened to God and prayed to Him, God decided not to do the bad things He said He would. This story helps us learn that listening and talking to God can keep us safe from trouble.

Jeremiah 26:19: Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls. [the LORD, and the: Heb. the face of the LORD, etc]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:5

This verse states, "Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things," which suggests that seeking the Lord brings understanding and judgment, potentially contradicting the idea of divine retribution portrayed against the people in Jeremiah 26:19.

Proverbs 28:5: Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things].

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses declare, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts," which could contradict the notion of understanding God's retributive justice through immediate consequences as seen in Jeremiah 26:19.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

This verse claims, "Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?" suggesting a preference for repentance over punishment, contradicting the punitive warning in Jeremiah 26:19.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1-2

These verses warn, "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged," emphasizing personal judgment over divine consequences, which contradicts the direct punishment described in Jeremiah 26:19.

Matthew 7:1-2: Judge not, that ye be not judged.
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