Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 31:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 31:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 31:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God says that He has loved people for a very long time and will always love them forever. Because of this never-ending love, He gently brings people close to Him.

Jeremiah 31:3: The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. [of...: Heb. from afar] [with lovingkindness...: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

This verse describes God as a jealous God who visits iniquity on future generations, contrasting with the everlasting love in Jeremiah 31:3.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:8

God states He will change His mind about a nation if it repents, suggesting conditional actions instead of the unconditional love mentioned in Jeremiah 31:3.

Jeremiah 18:8: If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

Contradiction with Malachi 1:2-3

God states His love for Jacob and hatred for Esau, suggesting selective love, unlike the universally drawn love in Jeremiah 31:3.

Malachi 1:2-3: I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,

Contradiction with Hosea 9:15

God declares His hatred for the wickedness of His people, showcasing anger instead of the everlasting love from Jeremiah 31:3.

Hosea 9:15: All their wickedness [is] in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes [are] revolters.
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