Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 5:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 5:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 5:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that if the people ask why God is letting bad things happen to them, they will be told that because they stopped following Him and started worshiping other gods, they will end up living in a place that is not their home.

Jeremiah 5:19: And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these [things] unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land [that is] not yours.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse commands the worship of God alone, contradicting the idea in Jeremiah 5:19 where the people's service to foreign gods is seen as a result of their own choices.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

God promises a new covenant where His law will be in the people's hearts, contrasting with the idea in Jeremiah 5:19 where the people's current state is due to their own forsaking of God's law.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse focuses on individual responsibility for sin, contrasting with Jeremiah 5:19 where the community as a whole suffers due to collective disobedience.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

God's impartiality in providing for both the just and unjust stands in tension with Jeremiah 5:19, where it appears the people are directly punished with exile due to their worship of other gods.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Contradiction with Romans 2:6

Paul asserts that God "will render to every man according to his deeds," which contrasts with the collective punishment implied in Jeremiah 5:19.

Romans 2:6: Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
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