Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 34:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 34:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 34:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the king that he will die peacefully and people will remember him like they did for the kings before him, with special ceremonies and saying nice things about him. This is God's promise, so the king shouldn't worry.

Jeremiah 34:5: [But] thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn [odours] for thee; and they will lament thee, [saying], Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

Contradicts by asserting that the soul that sins shall die, whereas Jeremiah 34:5 predicts a peaceful death.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

States it is appointed for men to die once and then face judgment, whereas Jeremiah 34:5 predicts a death in peace, suggesting a different outcome.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

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