Contradictions and Paradoxes in Lamentations 3:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Lamentations 3:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Lamentations 3:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse means that sometimes a person feels sad and quiet because they are carrying a heavy burden. It's like when you are upset and you need some alone time to think and feel better.

Lamentations 3:28: He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:4

While Lamentations 3:28 suggests sitting alone in silence, Ecclesiastes 3:4 acknowledges there is a time to weep and a time to laugh, implying active expression rather than silence.

Ecclesiastes 3:4: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Contradiction with Philippians 4:4

Lamentations 3:28 advises quiet solitude, whereas Philippians 4:4 encourages rejoicing always, suggesting vocal and outward expression.

Philippians 4:4: Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:14-16

This verse encourages believers to be the light of the world and not hide it, contrasting with the quiet, hidden solitude proposed in Lamentations 3:28.

Matthew 5:14-16: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Contradiction with Psalm 150:6

Calls for everything that has breath to praise the Lord, which stands in contrast to remaining silent as instructed in Lamentations 3:28.

Psalm 150:6: Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
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