Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 6:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 6:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 6:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse is like a warning where he tells the people to get ready for trouble because it's getting late and things are looking dark. It's as if he's saying there's not much time left before something bad happens.

Jeremiah 6:4: Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

While Jeremiah 6:4 calls for battle preparation, Isaiah 2:4 envisions a time when nations will "beat their swords into plowshares" and not learn war anymore, promoting peace rather than conflict.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction in Jeremiah 6:4 could involve the tension between a message of impending destruction or punishment and the overarching themes of mercy and forgiveness found elsewhere in the Bible. This reflects a conflict between justice and compassion.

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