Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:19
While Lamentations 3:4 describes the body being broken down by suffering, 1 Corinthians 6:19 portrays the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, suggesting it is sacred and protected.
1 Corinthians 6:19: What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Contradiction with Psalm 103:5
Lamentations 3:4 emphasizes the weariness and decay of flesh, whereas Psalm 103:5 speaks of renewal and rejuvenation, promising that God "satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's."
Psalm 103:5: Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Contradiction with Isaiah 40:31
Contrary to the depiction of bodily decay in Lamentations 3:4, Isaiah 40:31 describes those who wait on the Lord as having renewed strength and running without growing weary.
Isaiah 40:31: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint. [renew: Heb. change]
Contradiction with Romans 8:11
Lamentations 3:4 describes the wasting away of the body, while Romans 8:11 speaks of the Spirit giving life to our mortal bodies, suggesting vitality and resurrection.
Romans 8:11: But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. [by: or, because of]
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:16
Whereas Lamentations 3:4 focuses on physical deterioration, 2 Corinthians 4:16 asserts that although the outward self is perishing, the inward self is being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16: For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.