Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 7:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 7:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 7:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse shows God telling him to pay attention to what the people are doing in the cities and streets because they are not behaving well. It's like God is saying, "Look, do you see what they're up to and how they're not listening to me?"

Jeremiah 7:17: Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Contradiction with Matthew 18:20

This verse implies God's presence wherever people gather in His name, contrasting with Jeremiah 7:17's idea that God sees the people's wayward activities.

Matthew 18:20: For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:13

This verse states that all things are naked and opened before God, potentially aligning rather than contradicting, but challenges any notion of God being unaware of people's actions.

Hebrews 4:13: Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:15

This verse indicates God does not hear or respond when His people spread evil, against the idea in Jeremiah 7:17 that God sees all they do.

Isaiah 1:15: And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. [make...: Heb. multiply prayer] [blood: Heb. bloods]

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

This verse states that the eyes of the Lord are everywhere, observing the wicked and the good, highlighting God's omnipresence, possibly not directly contradicting but expanding upon Jeremiah 7:17.

Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:9

This verse emphasizes seeking God with a pure heart rather than the negative actions seen in Jeremiah 7:17.

1 Chronicles 28:9: And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
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