Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 33:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 33:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 33:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is upset because people are being very bad, so He is not protecting the city and is letting a big fight happen where many people will be hurt. He wants them to learn to behave better and make good choices.

Jeremiah 33:5: They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but [it is] to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 speaks of God's plans for peace and a hopeful future, contrasting with Jeremiah 33:5's portrayal of anger and divine retribution in warfare.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:32

Ezekiel 18:32 emphasizes that God finds no pleasure in anyone's death, suggesting a contradiction with the notion of God's anger leading to the filling of homes with dead bodies in Jeremiah 33:5.

Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye. [yourselves: or, others]

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

1 John 4:8 describes God as love, which contradicts the wrath and destruction depicted in Jeremiah 33:5.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Contradiction with Psalm 145:9

Psalm 145:9 emphasizes God's goodness and mercy to all, contrasted by the judgment and punishment described in Jeremiah 33:5.

Psalm 145:9: The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:10

Isaiah 54:10 promises enduring peace and unfailing kindness from God, contradicting the portrayal of divine wrath in Jeremiah 33:5.

Isaiah 54:10: For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
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