Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 4:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 4:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 4:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling people to warn others that watchers from far away will come and say things against Jerusalem and the cities of Judah. It's like when grown-ups tell others to be careful because someone is coming to check on them.

Jeremiah 4:16: Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, [that] watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Contradicts Jeremiah 4:16, as it teaches love and prayer for one's enemies, contrasting with the message of approaching destruction.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

Speaks of turning swords into plowshares, depicting peace rather than impending conflict mentioned in Jeremiah 4:16.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Revelation 7:16

Promises no hunger or thirst, contrasting the implied siege and deprivation threatened in Jeremiah 4:16.

Revelation 7:16: They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:4

Describes the Lord as a comfort even in the valley of death, whereas Jeremiah 4:16 predicts a destructive force causing fear.

Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Contradiction with John 3:17

Emphasizes salvation rather than destruction, differing from the judgement pronounced in Jeremiah 4:16.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

All things work for good, in contrast to the havoc and threat referenced in Jeremiah 4:16.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:9

States that God has not appointed us to wrath, contrasting with the foretelling of wrath in Jeremiah 4:16.

1 Thessalonians 5:9: For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
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