Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:25
While Jeremiah 2:5 accuses the people of following worthlessness and turning away from God without reason, Ezekiel 18:25 challenges the notion of God's ways being unjust, indicating that it might be the people who are straying rather than being led astray by God.
Ezekiel 18:25: Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
Jeremiah 2:5 implies that the people have found something unsatisfactory with God, yet Isaiah 55:8-9 highlights the unfathomable wisdom and purposes of God, suggesting that human reasoning might not comprehend divine paths.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Romans 11:33-34
This verse underscores the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge, contrasting with the implication in Jeremiah 2:5 that the people found God lacking and pursued empty things.
Romans 11:33-34: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Contradiction with Psalm 145:17
Jeremiah 2:5 questions what fault the people found in God to turn away, but Psalm 145:17 affirms God's righteousness in all His ways, contradicting the perception of fault implied in Jeremiah.
Psalm 145:17: The LORD [is] righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. [holy: or, merciful, or, bountiful]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:4
The verse describes God as a perfect and just entity, which contradicts Jeremiah 2:5's suggestion that there was some fault with God leading people to turn from Him.
Deuteronomy 32:4: [He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he.
Contradiction with James 1:17
This states that every good and perfect gift is from God, which contradicts the claim in Jeremiah 2:5 that the people have found some lacking or fault that led them to go after vanity.
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.