Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 27:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 27:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 27:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling him to make things like ropes and wooden bars and put them on his neck. This shows that God wants to teach the people something important.

Jeremiah 27:2: Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, [saith...: or, hath the LORD said]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

This verse speaks of God's plans for peace and prosperity, which might seem contradictory to the message of subjugation and servitude implied in Jeremiah 27:2.

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 Isaiah 2:4

This verse describes a vision of nations turning away from war and destruction, contrasting with the call for submission to Babylon in Jeremiah 27:2.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with James 4:7

Encourages resisting evil, which can be viewed as contradicting the command to submit to the Babylonians in Jeremiah 27:2.

James 4:7: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:1

Speaks of going to battle with confidence in God's support, which contrasts with the Jeremiah 27:2 instruction to accept Babylonian rule.

Deuteronomy 20:1: When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
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