Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 29:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 29:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 29:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is speaking to the people who were taken far from their home in Jerusalem to a place called Babylon. He is telling them to listen carefully because He has something important to say to them.

Jeremiah 29:20: Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

God invites reasoning and conversation, which implies a willingness to communicate, possibly contradicting Jeremiah 29:20's call to hearken without questioning.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

Encourages asking and seeking for answers, which could contradict the notion of simply hearkening as stated in Jeremiah 29:20.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Advises trusting in God without relying on understanding, potentially conflicting with the expectation of understanding presented in Jeremiah 29:20.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Psalm 46:10

Calls for stillness and recognition of God, possibly contrasting the active listening or hearkening suggested by Jeremiah 29:20.

Psalm 46:10: Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

States that all things work for good, which might contradict the implicit urgency or danger in hearkening in Jeremiah 29:20.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.
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