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Jeremiah 18:8

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if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

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Contradictions (1)

Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.

  • Is prophecy a sure thing?

    2 Peter 1:19 calls the prophetic word more sure (bebaioteron) — a lamp shining in a dark place that the faithful do well to heed. Jeremiah 18:7-10 makes prophecy explicitly conditional: if Yahweh declares destruction against a nation and that nation repents, he will relent; if he declares blessing and that nation does evil, he will withdraw the blessing.

    Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.

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