Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 5:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 5:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 5:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, if you do bad things, it can make the good things go away and stop more good things from coming to you. It's like when you don't listen or behave, and you miss out on a treat or fun time.

Jeremiah 5:25: Your iniquities have turned away these [things], and your sins have withholden good [things] from you.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:10

This verse states that God does not deal with us according to our sins, contradicting the idea in Jeremiah 5:25 that sins have withheld good things.

Psalm 103:10: He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse suggests that God makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and unjust, which contradicts Jeremiah 5:25's implication that sins directly prevent good things from happening to people.

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 Ezekiel 18:21-22

These verses indicate that if a wicked person repents, they will not be punished for their sins, which can be seen as contradicting Jeremiah 5:25's emphasis on sins causing deprivation of good.

Ezekiel 18:21-22: But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:7

This verse implies that God will abundantly pardon the wicked who forsake their way, which contrasts with the idea in Jeremiah 5:25 of sins withholding good things.

Isaiah 55:7: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. [the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity] [abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:22

This verse suggests that it is God's mercies that prevent us from being consumed, not our own righteousness, which contrasts with the implication in Jeremiah 5:25 that sins actively withhold good.

Lamentations 3:22: [It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

Paradox #1

This verse emphasizes that people's sins can prevent them from receiving good things from God. While not a direct contradiction, this idea could be seen as conflicting with other biblical teachings about grace and mercy, where blessings are given despite human imperfection. The potential tension lies in the balance between justice and mercy in biblical doctrine.

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