Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 33:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 33:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 33:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God promises to wash away all the wrong things the people have done and forgive them completely. It's like when a parent forgives their child for making a mistake because they love them very much.

Jeremiah 33:8: And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse emphasizes individual responsibility for sin, which contrasts with the idea in Jeremiah 33:8 of collective forgiveness.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:7

This verse mentions that God visits the iniquity of parents on children, contrasting with the promise of cleansing revealed in Jeremiah 33:8.

Exodus 34:7: Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

Contradiction with Numbers 14:18

Similarly to Exodus 34:7, it discusses the iniquity of fathers affecting children, opposite to the cleansing of all iniquity as stated in Jeremiah 33:8.

Numbers 14:18: The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:26-27

These verses speak about judgment and lack of forgiveness after willful sin, which contradicts the notion of forgiveness and pardon in Jeremiah 33:8.

Hebrews 10:26-27: For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Contradiction with Matthew 12:31-32

The unforgivable sin mentioned here contrasts with the comprehensive forgiveness promised in Jeremiah 33:8.

Matthew 12:31-32: Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
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