Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 34:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 34:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 34:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God spoke to him after King Zedekiah made a promise with the people in Jerusalem to set them free. This means that the king wanted to help everyone have their freedom, and God told Jeremiah about it.

Jeremiah 34:8: [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 Exodus 21:2

This verse provides a law for Hebrew servants to be freed after six years, whereas Jeremiah 34:8 discusses a covenant to proclaim liberty, indicating an immediate release.

Exodus 21:2: If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

Contradiction with Leviticus 25:39-40

These verses describe Hebrew servants as being like hired workers until the year of jubilee, in contrast to the covenant in Jeremiah 34:8 for immediate freedom.

Leviticus 25:39-40: And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: [compel...: Heb. serve thyself with him with the service, etc]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 15:12

This verse mandates the release of Hebrew servants after six years of service, differing from the immediate liberation discussed in Jeremiah 34:8.

Deuteronomy 15:12: [And] if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 5:5

This verse highlights the inability to free fellow Jews due to circumstances, which contrasts with the directive in Jeremiah 34:8 to free all Hebrew slaves.

Nehemiah 5:5: Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
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