Contradiction with Exodus 34:6-7
This verse describes God's merciful and forgiving nature, contrasting with the unrelenting wrath described in Jeremiah 7:20.
Exodus 34:6-7: And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Contradiction with Numbers 14:18
Here, God is depicted as slow to anger and abundant in mercy, which contradicts the depiction of immediate anger in Jeremiah 7:20.
Numbers 14:18: The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].
Contradiction with Psalm 86:15
This verse highlights God's compassion and grace, which contrasts with the destructive wrath in Jeremiah 7:20.
Psalm 86:15: But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Contradiction with Jonah 4:2
Jonah acknowledges God's readiness to relent from sending calamity, contradicting the finality of wrath in Jeremiah 7:20.
Jonah 4:2: And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9
This verse speaks about God's patience and desire for all to reach repentance, contrary to the decisiveness of punishment in Jeremiah 7:20.
2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Paradox #1
Jeremiah 7:20 could be seen as a contradiction if someone interprets God's love and mercy as inconsistent with acts of wrath or punishment. It raises questions about how a loving God can express anger. However, in many theological perspectives, God's justice is seen as a necessary counterpart to His love.
Paradox #2
This verse describes a situation where divine anger results in destruction. A moral conflict could arise from the idea of a loving and forgiving God also acting with severe punishment and wrath. This contrast can be difficult to reconcile for those who believe in an all-merciful deity.