Contradictions and Paradoxes in Lamentations 2:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Lamentations 2:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Lamentations 2:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, the author of the book, he is very sad and doesn’t know how to make the people of Jerusalem feel better because their troubles are so big, like the ocean. He wonders who can help them feel better again.

Lamentations 2:13: What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach [is] great like the sea: who can heal thee?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

Lamentations 2:13 speaks of bewilderment and suffering without comparison; 1 Corinthians 14:33 suggests God is a God of peace, which contrasts with the turmoil described.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

Lamentations 2:13 reflects overwhelming disaster, while Psalm 37:25 states the righteous are never forsaken, contrasting with the unparalleled situation described.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

Lamentations 2:13 expresses unparalleled sorrow, yet Romans 8:28 insists everything works together for good for those who love God, which contradicts the devastation depicted.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

The verse in Lamentations expresses despair without comfort, whereas Jeremiah 29:11 promises hope and a future, opposing the sense of hopelessness.

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]
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