Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 46:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 46:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 46:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, Egypt's helpers are like well-fed cows that run away when trouble comes. They couldn't stay strong because a bad day had arrived for them.

Jeremiah 46:21: Also her hired men [are] in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, [and] are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, [and] the time of their visitation. [fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 20:11

This verse speaks of God being with the prophet like a mighty, terrible one, suggesting strength and support, contrasted with Jeremiah 46:21, which portrays warriors fleeing due to defeat.

Jeremiah 20:11: But the LORD [is] with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: [their] everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:29

This verse claims that God gives power to the faint and strengthens the weak, while Jeremiah 46:21 depicts warriors who are overcome and unable to stand.

Isaiah 40:29: He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.

Contradiction with Psalm 46:1

It describes God as a refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble, which contradicts the situation of defeat and fleeing in Jeremiah 46:21.

Psalm 46:1: [To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. [for: or, of]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:4

States that God goes with the people to fight against their enemies and to save them, contrary to the scenario of retreat in Jeremiah 46:21.

Deuteronomy 20:4: For the LORD your God [is] he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 20:17

Advises standing still and seeing the salvation of the Lord, in contrast to the flight and lack of standing against enemies described in Jeremiah 46:21.

2 Chronicles 20:17: Ye shall not [need] to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand ye [still], and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD [will be] with you.

Contradiction with Psalm 27:1

Declares the Lord as the strength of life and asks whom to fear, contradicting the fear and retreat seen in Jeremiah 46:21.

Psalm 27:1: [[A Psalm] of David.] The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Contradiction with Romans 8:31

If God is for us, who can be against us, which stands opposite to the context of retreat and defeat in Jeremiah 46:21.

Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?
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