Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 29:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 29:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 29:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christians, when they read what the prophet Jeremiah wrote, they understand that God is saying Shemaiah told the people something that wasn't true and God didn't ask him to say it. This teaches that it's important to listen carefully and only trust messages from people who are truly speaking for God.

Jeremiah 29:31: Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:

Contradiction with Isaiah 30:10

This verse mentions people rejecting prophecy and desiring deceit, whereas Jeremiah 29:31 speaks of words allegedly from God through a prophet.

Isaiah 30:10: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:20

This verse encourages not to despise prophecies, contrasting the rejection of certain prophecies in Jeremiah 29:31.

1 Thessalonians 5:20: Despise not prophesyings.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 13:6

Condemns false visions and lying divinations, contrasting the genuine prophecy context in Jeremiah 29:31.

Ezekiel 13:6: They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made [others] to hope that they would confirm the word.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:22

Distinguishes between true and false prophecies, highlighting a contradiction with perceived false prophecies in Jeremiah 29:31.

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.
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