Contradictions and Paradoxes in Lamentations 3:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Lamentations 3:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Lamentations 3:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jeremiah, God has put me in a place where I feel trapped and I can't escape, like I'm wearing a heavy chain. It's explaining how sometimes we feel stuck and sad, but we still trust that God is with us.

Lamentations 3:7: He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

Contradiction with Psalm 34:17

This verse states that the righteous cry, and the Lord hears and delivers them from all their troubles, contradicting Lamentations 3:7 where it seems lamenting being trapped without escape.

Psalm 34:17: [The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Contradiction with John 8:36

This verse declares that if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed, contrasting with Lamentations 3:7 where it describes being hedged in and unable to escape.

John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:17

This verse says where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty, which contrasts with the feeling of being imprisoned mentioned in Lamentations 3:7.

2 Corinthians 3:17: Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty.

Contradiction with Romans 8:2

This verse explains that the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made believers free from the law of sin and death, which contrasts Lamentations 3:7's depiction of being locked up.

Romans 8:2: For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:1

This verse encourages standing fast in the liberty provided by Christ, contrasting with the entrapment feeling depicted in Lamentations 3:7.

Galatians 5:1: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Paradox #1

"Lamentations 3:7" talks about feeling trapped and unable to escape. The contradiction or inconsistency might be the conflict between this feeling of being imprisoned and the broader biblical message of God offering freedom and deliverance. It can seem contradictory that someone feels trapped even though faith often speaks to liberation and hope.

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