Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 50:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 50:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 50:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God set a trap for Babylon because they fought against Him, and Babylon was caught without knowing it. This shows that God knows everything and can stop those who go against Him.

Jeremiah 50:24: I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

Contradicts Jeremiah 50:24 by stating that a man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps, implying humans play a role in their own entrapment, not just divine action.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:29

Suggests that God made man upright, but they sought out many inventions, implying human fallibility and independent actions, conflicting with the idea of God solely laying a snare.

Ecclesiastes 7:29: Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Contradiction with James 1:13

States that God cannot be tempted with evil, nor does He tempt any man, contrasting with the implication of God laying a trap in Jeremiah 50:24.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]
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