Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 51:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 51:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 51:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is so powerful that when He speaks, it can fill the sky with many waters. He makes rain and thunder happen and brings the wind from His special place.

Jeremiah 51:16: When he uttereth [his] voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. [multitude: or, noise]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:1

Jeremiah 51:16 refers to God's voice creating phenomena, while Genesis 1:1 states that God created the heavens and the earth independently.

Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:12

Jeremiah 51:16 uses the imagery of God's power and the weather, whereas Jeremiah 10:12 attributes creation more broadly to God's wisdom and discretion.

Jeremiah 10:12: He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:24

Psalm 104:24 emphasizes God's wisdom in creation rather than the direct physical control over nature described in Jeremiah 51:16.

Psalm 104:24: O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:28

Isaiah 40:28 highlights God's everlasting power and understanding but does not focus on His command over natural phenomena as Jeremiah 51:16 does.

Isaiah 40:28: Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:4

Ecclesiastes 1:4 notes the permanence of the earth, which seems unchanging, unlike the dynamic acts of creation in Jeremiah 51:16.

Ecclesiastes 1:4: [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

Contradiction with Job 38:4

Job 38:4 questions the knowledge of creation, suggesting human ignorance, whereas Jeremiah 51:16 portrays a direct acknowledgment of divine actions in the natural world.

Job 38:4: Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. [hast...: Heb. knowest understanding]
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