Contradiction with 1 Samuel 12:12
This verse highlights the Israelites' desire for a king despite having the Lord as their king, which contrasts with Jeremiah 13:21's focus on the lament that kings and rulers didn't help when calamity struck.
1 Samuel 12:12: And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God [was] your king.
Contradiction with Isaiah 33:22
Proclaims the Lord as the ultimate judge, lawgiver, and king, offering salvation, indicating divine rule as sufficient, contrasting with Jeremiah 13:21's implication of human leadership failure.
Isaiah 33:22: For the LORD [is] our judge, the LORD [is] our lawgiver, the LORD [is] our king; he will save us. [lawgiver: Heb. statutemaker]
Contradiction with Hosea 13:10
Questions the role and necessity of earthly kings, expressing a theme that human leaders often fail to provide protection, akin to the circumstance lamented in Jeremiah 13:21.
Hosea 13:10: I will be thy king: where [is any other] that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? [I will...: rather, Where is thy king?]
Contradiction with Psalm 146:3
Advises against putting trust in princes or human leaders, implying their inability to save, echoing the situation described in Jeremiah 13:21 where rulers fail to provide help.
Psalm 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7
God tells Samuel that the people have rejected Him as their king, indicating a contrast by emphasizing divine over human leadership, pertinent to the context of Jeremiah 13:21.
1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.