Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 49:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 49:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 49:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling people that if they have children without a father or women who have lost their husbands, He will take care of them and keep them safe. He wants those who are sad and alone to trust in Him for help.

Jeremiah 49:11: Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve [them] alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

Contradiction with Exodus 22:22-24

Warns against afflicting widows and fatherless children, stressing divine protection contrary to Jeremiah 49:11's assurance of their safety.

Exodus 22:22-24: Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Contradiction with Psalm 82:3-4

Commands defending the poor and fatherless, juxtaposing Jeremiah 49:11's promise to protect them with a mandated human responsibility.

Psalm 82:3-4: Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. [Defend: Heb. Judge]

Contradiction with James 1:27

Emphasizes pure religion as visiting orphans and widows, contrasting with relying solely on divine care as suggested in Jeremiah 49:11.

James 1:27: Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:17

Encourages seeking justice and defending the oppressed, which implies action beyond the assurance of safety in Jeremiah 49:11.

Isaiah 1:17: Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. [relieve: or, righten]

Contradiction with Matthew 23:14

Criticizes those who exploit widows, suggesting danger to widows not accounted for by the protection assurance in Jeremiah 49:11.

Matthew 23:14: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

Contradiction with Job 29:12

Relates Job's personal commitment to helping the fatherless, highlighting a human role contrasting with the divine protection perspective in Jeremiah 49:11.

Job 29:12: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.
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