Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 28:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 28:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 28:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God spoke to him after Hananiah had broken the wooden yoke that Jeremiah was wearing. This was God's way of telling Jeremiah something very important after Hananiah's actions.

Jeremiah 28:12: Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah [the prophet], after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:5

A false witness shall not be unpunished, which contradicts with the temporary triumph of Hananiah in Jeremiah 28:12.

Proverbs 19:5: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape. [unpunished: Heb. held innocent]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 13:22-23

These verses declare that false prophets will no longer have visions, contradicting Jeremiah 28:12 where a false prophet temporarily succeeds.

Ezekiel 13:22-23: Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: [by...: or, that I should save his life: Heb. by quickening him]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:20-22

A prophet who presumes to speak a word in God's name which He has not commanded shall die, yet Hananiah falsely prophesies in Jeremiah 28:12 and initially goes unpunished.

Deuteronomy 18:20-22: But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:15-20

By their fruits you will know them, contradicting the immediate context in Jeremiah 28:12 where the false prophecy seems plausible.

Matthew 7:15-20: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:1

This verse enjoins testing the spirits to see whether they are from God, contradicting the acceptance in Jeremiah 28:12 before God's true message is revealed.

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.
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