Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 34:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 34:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 34:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God told the prophet to warn King Zedekiah that God would let the king of Babylon take over the city and set it on fire because the people didn't listen to Him. It's like when a parent tells a child that if they don't clean their room, they won't get to play their favorite game.

Jeremiah 34:2: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:5-6

Jeremiah 23:5-6 speaks of a righteous Branch from David’s line who will reign as king, promoting prosperity and safety, contrasting the impending doom prophesied in Jeremiah 34:2.

Jeremiah 23:5-6: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:31-34

This passage speaks of a future new covenant with the house of Israel and Judah, marked by forgiveness and internal knowledge of God, contradicting the destruction looming over Jerusalem in Jeremiah 34:2.

Jeremiah 31:31-34: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

Isaiah 2:4 envisions a future of peace among nations with no more war, while Jeremiah 34:2 foretells conflict and destruction for Jerusalem.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Micah 4:1-4

Prophesies a time of peace and security where nations will turn their weapons into farming tools, unlike the war and conquest declared in Jeremiah 34:2 for Jerusalem.

Micah 4:1-4: But in the last days it shall come to pass, [that] the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

Contradiction with Zechariah 8:3-7

Describes the future restoration and safety of Jerusalem, counter to the message of judgment in Jeremiah 34:2.

Zechariah 8:3-7: Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
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