Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 49:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 49:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 49:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is asking if the wise people of Edom have lost their wisdom. It's like wondering if smart people have forgotten how to be smart and make good choices.

Jeremiah 49:7: Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; [Is] wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

Contradiction with James 1:5

Jeremiah 49:7 questions the presence of wisdom in Teman, implying a lack of wisdom in Esau's descendants, whereas James 1:5 offers that God gives wisdom generously to all.

James 1:5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:25

Jeremiah 49:7 criticizes the wisdom of Edom, but 1 Corinthians 1:25 indicates that even the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, suggesting that divine wisdom surpasses human understanding.

1 Corinthians 1:25: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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