Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 32:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 32:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 32:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, Zedekiah, the king, put him in prison because Jeremiah said that God warned the city would be given to the king of Babylon. The king didn't want to hear bad news, even though it was important.

Jeremiah 32:3: For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 32:37

It contradicts by showing God's plan to gather His people from all lands, unlike Jeremiah 32:3 which discusses captivity.

Jeremiah 32:37: Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:1

This verse speaks of God showing mercy and choosing Israel again, contrasting with the punishment mentioned in Jeremiah 32:3.

Isaiah 14:1: For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 11:17

It highlights the promise of gathering and restoration, opposing the theme of imprisonment in Jeremiah 32:3.

Ezekiel 11:17: Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

Contradiction with Zechariah 8:7-8

Talks about saving and bringing back His people, contradicting the notion of being given into the hand of the King of Babylon in Jeremiah 32:3.

Zechariah 8:7-8: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; [the west...: Heb. the country of the going down of the sun]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:10

Emphasizes God as a shepherd who gathers His flock, contrasting the captivity context of Jeremiah 32:3.

Jeremiah 31:10: Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare [it] in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd [doth] his flock.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:7

Describes the restoration of fortunes, opposing the captivity theme found in Jeremiah 32:3.

Jeremiah 33:7: And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
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