Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 29:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 29:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 29:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the people that Ahab and Zedekiah are saying things that aren't true and claiming He said them. As a result, God will let the king of Babylon hurt them for telling lies.

Jeremiah 29:21: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse instructs to love your enemies and bless those who curse you, contradicting the notion of divine punishment seen in Jeremiah 29:21.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

Here, God expresses no pleasure in the death of the wicked, contradicting the judgment upon prophets expressed in Jeremiah 29:21.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

Describes God's patience and desire for all to come to repentance, contradicting the immediate judgment pronounced in Jeremiah 29:21.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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