Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 48:35

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 48:35 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 48:35. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that He will stop the people in Moab from worshipping other gods by stopping their special prayers and burning of sweet-smelling things to those gods. God wants them to know that worshipping other gods is not right.

Jeremiah 48:35: Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

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.
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