Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 5:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 5:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 5:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the people that they are not paying attention. They have eyes and ears, but they are not really seeing or listening to what God wants them to do.

Jeremiah 5:21: Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: [understanding: Heb. heart]

Contradiction with Proverbs 1:5

Contradicts by suggesting that wise men will hear and increase learning, whereas Jeremiah 5:21 highlights the stubbornness and lack of understanding of the people.

Proverbs 1:5: A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

Contradiction with Matthew 13:16

Contradicts by stating that blessed are those who have eyes to see and ears to hear, opposite to the people in Jeremiah 5:21 who have eyes and ears yet do not perceive or hear.

Matthew 13:16: But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Contradiction with Isaiah 6:10

Contradicts by the intentional hardening of the people's hearts, eyes, and ears, while Jeremiah 5:21 points out their existing condition of lack of perception without implying divine cause.

Isaiah 6:10: Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 12:2

Contradicts by emphasizing the rebellious nature of the house of Israel that has eyes to see and ears to hear, similar to Jeremiah 5:21, yet highlights rebellion specifically.

Ezekiel 12:2: Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious house.
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