Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 36:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 36:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 36:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is hoping that the people of Judah will listen to His warnings about the bad things that might happen if they don't change their naughty ways, so that He can forgive them and help them be good again.

Jeremiah 36:3: It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:24

This verse suggests individual responsibility for sin and repentance, contradicting the notion in Jeremiah 36:3 that communal or collective repentance could avert disaster.

Ezekiel 18:24: But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked [man] doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:26

Implies that if people deliberately continue sinning after receiving the knowledge of truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, which contradicts the hopeful aspect of repentance found in Jeremiah 36:3.

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

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:29

States that God does not change His mind or lie, contradicting Jeremiah 36:3, which implies that God might alter His decrees based on human actions.

1 Samuel 15:29: And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. [Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory]

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:11

Asserts that God's word will not return void but accomplish what he pleases, which may seem at odds with the conditional statement in Jeremiah 36:3 where God might change the outcome based on human repentance.

Isaiah 55:11: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.

Contradiction with Romans 9:18

Highlights God's sovereignty in showing mercy and hardening whom he will, suggesting a predetermined course rather than the responsive change depicted in Jeremiah 36:3.

Romans 9:18: Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.
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