Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 28:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 28:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 28:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, he hoped and agreed that God would make the good things happen that were promised, like bringing back the special items and people taken to Babylon. Jeremiah was saying, "Yes, I want that to happen too!"

Jeremiah 28:6: Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:14

This verse contradicts Jeremiah 28:6 by expressing that prophets can indeed speak lies in the name of the Lord, questioning the authenticity of prophecies like those mentioned in Jeremiah 28:6.

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 Deuteronomy 18:22

This verse suggests that if a prophet's words do not come to pass, it was not spoken by the Lord, contrasting with the hopeful acceptance in Jeremiah 28:6.

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 Jeremiah 29:10

This verse contradicts Jeremiah 28:6 by stating that the captivity will last seventy years, which is much longer than the optimistic timeframe implied in Jeremiah 28:6.

Jeremiah 29:10: For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 27:16

This verse contradicts Jeremiah 28:6 by explicitly warning against listening to false prophets who claim that the vessels will soon be returned from Babylon.

Jeremiah 27:16: Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
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