Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 34:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 34:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 34:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God sent a message through Jeremiah to tell King Zedekiah something very important. Jeremiah bravely shared what God wanted the king to know, right in the city of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 34:6: Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

Contradiction with Jeremiah 34:8-9

These verses describe Jeremiah delivering God's decree to free Hebrew slaves, while Jeremiah 34:6 only references his presence, not the message.

Jeremiah 34:8-9: [This is] the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which [were] at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 34:12-16

These verses describe the people's initial compliance and subsequent disobedience to God's command, contrary to the implicit obedience in Jeremiah 34:6.

Jeremiah 34:12-16: Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Contradiction with Jeremiah 37:2

King Zedekiah is depicted not heeding God's word through Jeremiah, contradicting the implied influence or acceptance in Jeremiah 34:6.

Jeremiah 37:2: But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. [by...: Heb. by the hand of the prophet]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 38:14-16

Here, Zedekiah secretly consults Jeremiah showing private fear and indecisiveness, contrasting with a more public, decisive scene in Jeremiah 34:6.

Jeremiah 38:14-16: Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that [is] in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. [third: or, principal]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 39:1-7

The fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's capture present an outcome seemingly not anticipated directly in the setting of Jeremiah 34:6.

Jeremiah 39:1-7: In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
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