Contradiction with Exodus 20:3
This verse commands, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," suggesting the prohibition of idol worship, while Jeremiah 48:35 refers to God stating the elimination of sacrifices to idols.
Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Contradiction with Acts 17:24
This verse explains that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, implying that man-made idols are ineffectual, possibly contradicting the existence of idolatrous practices mentioned in Jeremiah 48:35.
Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9
It declares all makers of graven images as vanity, while Jeremiah 48:35 discusses the abolishment of practices related to idol worship, suggesting the impossibility of their fruition.
Isaiah 44:9: They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. [delectable: Heb. desirable]
Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8
This verse asserts God's refusal to share His glory with idols, indicating no recognition of their significance, contrasting the specific action against Moab's idol sacrifices in Jeremiah 48:35.
Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Contradiction with Psalm 115:4-5
These verses mock idols as having mouths but speaking not, indicating their ineffectiveness, which might contrast with Jeremiah 48:35's implication of existing sacrifices.
Psalm 115:4-5: Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Contradiction with Habakkuk 2:18
Describes idols as corrupt teachers and worthless, opposing the notion of their influence as implied by the need for their removal in Jeremiah 48:35.
Habakkuk 2:18: What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? [maker of...: Heb. fashioner of his fashion]
Contradiction with Psalm 135:15-17
States idols as having no life or power, potentially conflicting with the targeted removal mentioned in Jeremiah 48:35.
Psalm 135:15-17: The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:4
Declares that "an idol is nothing in the world," which could contradict the practical actions taken against them in Jeremiah 48:35.
1 Corinthians 8:4: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.