Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 50:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 50:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 50:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God says that one day people will look for Israel's and Judah's mistakes, but they won’t find any because He will forgive them completely. It means that God will clean away all their wrongs and make everything right again.

Jeremiah 50:20: In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and [there shall be] none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

States that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, which contradicts the notion of complete pardon and lack of iniquity mentioned in Jeremiah 50:20.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

Claims that if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, contradicting the declaration of iniquity being sought but not found in Jeremiah 50:20.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

Indicates that there is not a just person on earth who does good and never sins, opposing the idea of sinlessness in Jeremiah 50:20.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Describes our righteousness as filthy rags, contradicting the complete forgiveness found in Jeremiah 50:20.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:9

Questions who can say they have made their heart pure and are free from sin, which contrasts with the purification mentioned in Jeremiah 50:20.

Proverbs 20:9: Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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