Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 8:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 8:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 8:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is sad because His people are praying to other things instead of Him, even though He is right there with them. He wonders why they are worshiping silly statues instead of being loyal to Him.

Jeremiah 8:19: Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: [Is] not the LORD in Zion? [is] not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, [and] with strange vanities? [them...: Heb. the country of them that are far off]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:3

While Jeremiah 8:19 suggests God’s absence because of the people's sins, Jeremiah 33:3 promises that God will answer and show great things when called upon.

Jeremiah 33:3: Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. [mighty: or, hidden]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:6

Deuteronomy 31:6 assures God's constant presence and encouragement, contrasting the perceived distance or absence of God in Jeremiah 8:19.

Deuteronomy 31:6: Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:10

Isaiah 41:10 promises divine support and presence, contradicting the idea of God's people feeling abandoned in Jeremiah 8:19.

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 Matthew 28:20

Jesus assures his presence "always, even unto the end of the world," contradicting the sense of God's absence in Jeremiah 8:19.

Matthew 28:20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

The promise that God will never leave or forsake His people in Hebrews 13:5 is in contradiction to the lament of God's perceived absence in Jeremiah 8:19.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Paradox #1

Jeremiah 8:19 might show a moral conflict between the people's worship of other gods and their expectation of help from the Lord. They cry out because they want help, but they have turned away from Him. This inconsistency between their actions and their expectations could be seen as a contradiction in their faith and loyalty.

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