Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 22:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 22:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 22:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, Coniah is like a broken toy that nobody wants, and he is sent away with his family to a place far from home. The verse shows that Coniah is not loved by God because he did not do what was right.

Jeremiah 22:28: [Is] this man Coniah a despised broken idol? [is he] a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

This verse speaks of God's plans for prosperity and hope, which contradicts the rejection and lack of future for Jehoiachin in Jeremiah 22:28.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 25:27-30

This passage describes Jehoiachin being released from prison and treated kindly, which contradicts the notion of him being a "despised broken idol" without future.

2 Kings 25:27-30: And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth [day] of the month, [that] Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:21-22

This prophecy about the reunion and prosperity of Israel contradicts the hopelessness implied for Jehoiachin and his descendants in Jeremiah 22:28.

Ezekiel 37:21-22: And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
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