Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 27:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 27:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 27:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling Jeremiah to give a message to the leaders of other countries. The message is from God, and it's important for them to listen to it.

Jeremiah 27:4: And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters; [to say...: or, concerning their masters, saying]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 28:10-11

In Jeremiah 28:10-11, Hananiah contradicts the message Jeremiah delivers in 27:4 by breaking the yokes Jeremiah had made, symbolizing that the nations would not be subject to Nebuchadnezzar's rule as prophesied by Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 28:10-11: Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:8-9

These verses advise against believing in false prophets and dreams, which contradicts Jeremiah 27:4 by warning not to trust messages that oppose Jeremiah's prophecy.

Jeremiah 29:8-9: For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that [be] in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 24:20

Mentions that the anger of the Lord was against Jerusalem and Judah, leading to their downfall, which contradicts the hope for restoration indicated in the message of submission in Jeremiah 27:4.

2 Kings 24:20: For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Contradiction with Isaiah 30:1

This verse speaks against making alliances contrary to God's command, contradicting the message in Jeremiah 27:4 about submitting to Babylon.

Isaiah 30:1: Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 36:13

King Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, which contradicts the command in Jeremiah 27:4 to serve the king of Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:13: And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.
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