Contradictions and Paradoxes in Lamentations 3:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Lamentations 3:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Lamentations 3:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jeremiah, it is important for people to have hope and be patient because God will help them when the time is right. This teaches us to trust that good things will happen if we wait calmly.

Lamentations 3:26: [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:7

Lamentations 3:26 emphasizes waiting quietly for salvation, while Psalm 37:7 encourages resting in the Lord and waiting patiently, not simply quietly.

Psalm 37:7: Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. [Rest in: Heb. Be silent to]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:2

While Lamentations 3:26 promotes waiting quietly for the Lord, Habakkuk 1:2 reflects impatience and questioning, asking how long one must call for help without being heard.

Habakkuk 1:2: O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!

Contradiction with Isaiah 62:6-7

Lamentations 3:26 suggests that one should quietly wait, whereas Isaiah 62:6-7 advocates for giving God no rest and continually calling upon Him.

Isaiah 62:6-7: I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, [which] shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, [make...: or, are the LORD's remembrancers]

Contradiction with Luke 18:1-7

Lamentations 3:26 encourages quiet waiting for the Lord, but Luke 18:1-7 tells a parable of a persistent widow who continuously pleads for justice, highlighting persistence.

Luke 18:1-7: And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
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