Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 4:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 4:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 4:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that God is asking how long people will keep seeing signs of trouble and hearing warnings without changing their ways. It's like asking how much longer people will ignore warnings before they decide to listen and do the right thing.

Jeremiah 4:21: How long shall I see the standard, [and] hear the sound of the trumpet?

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:12

States that joy and peace will be the nature of going forth, which contradicts the message of distress in Jeremiah 4:21.

Isaiah 55:12: For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Promises plans of peace and hope, in contrast to the themes of anguish and disaster in Jeremiah 4:21.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 65:18-19

Speaks of creating joy and rejoicing, contradicting the lament and sorrow described in Jeremiah 4:21.

Isaiah 65:18-19: But be ye glad and rejoice for ever [in that] which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

Promises no more death, sorrow, or crying, opposing the themes of distress in Jeremiah 4:21.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:4

Even in the valley of the shadow of death, it speaks of fearlessness, contradicting the fear conveyed in Jeremiah 4:21.

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.
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