Contradictions and Paradoxes in Lamentations 3:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Lamentations 3:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Lamentations 3:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jeremiah, God does not like it when someone tries to change or ruin another person's plans unfairly. God wants everyone to be treated fairly and justly.

Lamentations 3:36: To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. [approveth not: or, seeth not]

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:15

Proverbs 17:15 condemns justifying the wicked and condemning the just, whereas Lamentations 3:36 suggests that perverting justice for a person is against God's will.

Proverbs 17:15: He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:20

Isaiah 5:20 warns against calling evil good and good evil, contradicting Lamentations 3:36's message against subverting justice, which implies a similar distortion of truth and righteousness.

Isaiah 5:20: Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! [call...: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

Habakkuk 1:13 states that God cannot look on wrong, questioning why He tolerates treacherous dealings, while Lamentations 3:36 suggests God's disapproval of injustice.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:15

Proverbs 21:15 states that it is joy to the just to do judgment, which contrasts with Lamentations 3:36's lament over the perversion of a person's right and judgment.

Proverbs 21:15: [It is] joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.
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