Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 5:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 5:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 5:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, the people are not listening to God and are acting badly and not following His rules. They have decided to do things their own way instead of doing what God wants.

Jeremiah 5:23: But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

Jeremiah 31:33 speaks of God's covenant to put His law in the hearts of His people, contrasting with the disobedient heart mentioned in Jeremiah 5:23.

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 36:26

Ezekiel 36:26 speaks of God giving a new heart and spirit to the people, contrasting with the rebellious heart in Jeremiah 5:23.

Ezekiel 36:26: A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10

Hebrews 8:10 talks about God writing His laws into the hearts and minds of His people, which contradicts the rebellious attitude of the heart in Jeremiah 5:23.

Hebrews 8:10: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with Romans 10:9-10

Romans 10:9-10 speaks of belief in the heart, which contrasts with the stubborn and rebellious heart of Jeremiah 5:23.

Romans 10:9-10: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 11:19

Ezekiel 11:19 promises a new heart and spirit, pointing to transformation unlike the rebellious heart in Jeremiah 5:23.

Ezekiel 11:19: And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
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