Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 8:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 8:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 8:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, when people make bad choices and forget about what God wants, they feel sorry and quiet because they know they did something wrong, and it's like drinking something yucky as a reminder to listen to God. God wants people to come together, say sorry, and remember to do good things.

Jeremiah 8:14: Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. [gall: or, poison]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:8

Jeremiah 8:14 implies a shared understanding of danger and deceit among the people, while Jeremiah 8:8 questions the reliability of the scribes, highlighting a deception about possessing the law.

Jeremiah 8:8: How do ye say, We [are] wise, and the law of the LORD [is] with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he [it]; the pen of the scribes [is] in vain. [in vain made...: or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 8:14 speaks of impending doom and hopelessness, whereas Jeremiah 29:11 emphasizes God's plans for peace and hope for the future.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:10

Jeremiah 8:14 reflects fear and a sense of abandonment by God, while Isaiah 41:10 reassures believers of God's presence and support in times of fear.

Isaiah 41:10: Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:4

Jeremiah 8:14 conveys a sense of dread and expectation of calamity, but Psalm 23:4 provides comfort in God's protection even in the darkest times.

Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
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