Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 49:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 49:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 49:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is saying that He will make the people feel small and unimportant compared to others, and they won't be liked by many people.

Jeremiah 49:15: For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, [and] despised among men.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 49:16

Explains the downfall and humility of Edom's pride, contrasting with the hint of Edom's insignificance in 49:15.

Jeremiah 49:16: Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, [and] the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:18

States that pride leads to destruction, while Jeremiah 49:15 states Edom is despised without specifically mentioning pride directly leading to its downfall.

Proverbs 16:18: Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:17

All nations are as nothing before God, contrasting Edom's particular fate in Jeremiah 49:15.

Isaiah 40:17: All nations before him [are] as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

Contradiction with Obadiah 1:2

Edom is made small among the heathen, which parallels rather than directly contradicts Jeremiah 49:15.

Obadiah 1:2: Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
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