Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 36:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 36:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 36:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God hopes people will say sorry and stop doing bad things because He is very angry with them for not listening to Him. If they change their ways, God might forgive them and not be upset anymore.

Jeremiah 36:7: It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great [is] the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people. [they...: Heb. their supplication shall fail]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:11

This verse states that God does not delight in the death of the wicked but desires their repentance, whereas Jeremiah 36:7 implies a focus on the possibility of God's anger being pacified through the repentance of the house of Judah.

Ezekiel 33:11: Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9

It suggests that if someone turns away from hearing the law, even their prayer is an abomination, contrary to Jeremiah 36:7, which holds hope that they may hear and return so that God will forgive.

Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

Contradiction with Psalm 66:18

This verse argues that if one harbors iniquity, the Lord will not hear their prayers, differing from Jeremiah 36:7 which opens the possibility that they will be heard and forgiven.

Psalm 66:18: If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

It emphasizes that iniquities separate people from God and hide His face so that He will not hear, contrasting with the possibility of forgiveness mentioned in Jeremiah 36:7.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

It states that not everyone who acknowledges the Lord will enter the kingdom, only those who do His will, while Jeremiah 36:7 suggests that God may turn away His anger if they return to Him.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
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