Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 27:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 27:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 27:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jeremiah, God is telling people not to listen to those who pretend to know the future and say things that go against what God has planned. Listening to the wrong people can lead them away from what God wants them to do.

Jeremiah 27:9: Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: [dreamers: Heb. dreams]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:22

This verse contradicts Jeremiah 27:9 by emphasizing the reliability of prophecy, stating that if a prophet's word comes to pass, it is from the Lord, while Jeremiah 27:9 warns against listening to certain prophets.

Deuteronomy 18:22: When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that [is] the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, [but] the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:1

This verse encourages testing the spirits to determine if they are from God, which contrasts with Jeremiah 27:9's warning against heeding false prophets and dreamers without providing a test.

1 John 4:1: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:15

This verse warns about false prophets, aligning with Jeremiah 27:9's warning, but it contradicts by suggesting a need for discernment and acknowledgment of false prophets’ existence, rather than a blanket avoidance.

Matthew 7:15: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:14

While Jeremiah 27:9 cautions against listening to those who prophesy falsely, this verse contradicts by illustrating God's acknowledgment that some prophets prophesy lies in His name.

Jeremiah 14:14: Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 13:2-3

This verse denounces false prophets just like Jeremiah 27:9, but the focus on God instructing the prophet Ezekiel to speak against them contrasts with the more passive directive in Jeremiah 27:9 to not listen.

Ezekiel 13:2-3: Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; [that prophesy out...: Heb. that are prophets out of their own hearts]
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