Contradiction with Genesis 6:6
Describes God expressing regret for making humans, suggesting a limit to His mercy, in contrast to the unfailing mercy in Lamentations 3:22.
Genesis 6:6: And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Contradiction with Exodus 32:14
States that the Lord repented of the evil which He thought to do unto His people, contrasting with the consistent mercy in Lamentations 3:22.
Exodus 32:14: And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:35
Notes the Lord repented that he made Saul king, implying changeability, opposed to the enduring mercy expressed in Lamentations 3:22.
1 Samuel 15:35: And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:6
Declares the Lord is wearied of repenting, suggesting a cessation of mercy, contrary to the enduring mercy in Lamentations 3:22.
Jeremiah 15:6: Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.
Contradiction with Hosea 9:15
Indicates God will love them no more due to wickedness, contrasting with the continuous mercy asserted in Lamentations 3:22.
Hosea 9:15: All their wickedness [is] in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes [are] revolters.
Contradiction with Zephaniah 2:2
Speaks of God's fierce anger and wrath, implying limits to mercy, unlike the portrayal in Lamentations 3:22.
Zephaniah 2:2: Before the decree bring forth, [before] the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.
Contradiction with Malachi 1:4
God expresses indignation forever, which contrasts with the enduring mercy noted in Lamentations 3:22.
Malachi 1:4: Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.