Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 7:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 7:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 7:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is very upset with the people because they have done many wrong things. He wants them to feel sorry about it, like when they are really sad and cry, because He has turned away from them.

Jeremiah 7:29: Cut off thine hair, [O Jerusalem], and cast [it] away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

This verse speaks of a time when God will forgive iniquity and remember sins no more, contrasting with the call for destruction in Jeremiah 7:29.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

This verse offers an invitation to reason together and cleanses sins, contradicting the call for casting off a nation in Jeremiah 7:29.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:32

This verse states that God takes no pleasure in the death of anyone and calls for repentance, contrasting with the lamentation in Jeremiah 7:29.

Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye. [yourselves: or, others]

Contradiction with Psalm 103:8-9

These verses describe God as merciful and slow to anger, contrasting the rejection pronounced in Jeremiah 7:29.

Psalm 103:8-9: The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. [plentious...: Heb. great in mercy]

Contradiction with Hosea 14:4

This verse promises healing and turning away from anger, which is the opposite of the instruction to mourn over destruction in Jeremiah 7:29.

Hosea 14:4: I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
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