Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 6:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 6:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 6:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling everyone in the world to listen and understand what is happening with the people of Israel. It's like when a parent tells everyone to pay attention because something important is going on.

Jeremiah 6:18: Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what [is] among them.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9

Proverbs 28:9 says that if someone turns away their ear from hearing the law, even their prayer is an abomination, which contrasts with Jeremiah 6:18's call to listen.

Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:15

This verse notes that people’s hearts have grown gross, which contradicts the open call to witness in Jeremiah 6:18 as people consciously ignore it.

Matthew 13:15: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:20

In Isaiah 42:20, it is said they see and hear but do not heed, contradicting the attentive hearing sought in Jeremiah 6:18.

Isaiah 42:20: Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
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