Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 31:35

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 31:35 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 31:35. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is like a powerful light switch who makes the sun shine during the day and the moon and stars glow at night. He's so strong that He can even make the ocean waves calm down when they get too loud.

Jeremiah 31:35: Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, [and] the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts [is] his name:

Contradiction with Job 9:6

Suggests that God shakes the earth out of its place, implying control that contrasts with the order implied in Jeremiah 31:35.

Job 9:6: Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:20

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, indicating a disturbance in the regularity of natural order presented in Jeremiah 31:35.

Isaiah 24:20: The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:29

Speaks of celestial bodies being darkened, presenting a scenario where the order described in Jeremiah 31:35 is disrupted.

Matthew 24:29: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Contradiction with Revelation 6:12-13

Describes a great earthquake and stars falling, illustrating a cosmic chaos that contrasts the established order in Jeremiah 31:35.

Revelation 6:12-13: And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

Paradox #1

The verse involves the regularity of natural laws, particularly the fixed patterns of the sun, moon, and ocean. A potential contradiction could arise if the verse is interpreted as suggesting these celestial bodies are controlled in a way that contradicts our understanding of natural laws and physics. However, often this language is seen as metaphorical rather than a literal scientific explanation. If interpreted metaphorically, it aligns with the perspective that natural laws maintain a consistent order.

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