Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 27:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 27:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 27:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse tells us that when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon took important people away from the city, there were some things he didn't take with him. It's like saying that he took many people, but he didn't grab every single thing they left behind.

Jeremiah 27:20: Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 27:21

This verse continues the directive in Jeremiah 27:20, so it does not inherently provide a contradiction without additional context.

Jeremiah 27:21: Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain [in] the house of the LORD, and [in] the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:1

Lamentations 1:1 speaks of desolation and destruction, contrasting with the hope of restoration implied in Jeremiah 27:20.

Lamentations 1:1: How doth the city sit solitary, [that was] full of people! [how] is she become as a widow! she [that was] great among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary!
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