Contradiction with 1 John 1:8
While Jeremiah 3:13 asks for the acknowledgment of guilt, 1 John 1:8 suggests instead that claiming sinlessness is self-deceptive, contradicting the idea of recognition without a contrasting perpetual state of acknowledgment.
1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Contradiction with Proverbs 28:13
Jeremiah 3:13 encourages confession, but Proverbs 28:13 adds that prospering comes through confessing and forsaking sins, a requirement not explicitly stated in Jeremiah.
Proverbs 28:13: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.
Contradiction with Micah 7:18
Whereas Jeremiah 3:13 calls for the admission of sin and rebellion, Micah 7:18 emphasizes God's pardoning nature that doesn't always depend on confession from the transgressor.
Micah 7:18: Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
Contradiction with Romans 3:23-24
This passage presents universal sinfulness and subsequent grace through faith, suggesting an overarching need for divine grace not indicated as per individual confession in Jeremiah 3:13.
Romans 3:23-24: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Psalm 103:12
Jeremiah 3:13 stresses the act of admitting sin, but Psalm 103:12 offers the perspective that God removes our transgressions as far as east is from west, indicating divine action over human confession.
Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.