Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 36:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 36:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 36:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, the leaders sent a man named Jehudi to tell Baruch to bring the scroll he read to the people. Baruch listened and took the scroll to the leaders, just like they asked.

Jeremiah 36:14: Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:21

Jesus advises to render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and unto God what is God's, contrasting the obedience requested in Jeremiah 36:14.

Matthew 22:21: When they had heard [these words], they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Contradiction with Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles say, "We ought to obey God rather than men," highlighting a higher allegiance than the earthly authorities as seen in Jeremiah 36:14.

Acts 5:29: Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Contradiction with Exodus 1:17

The Hebrew midwives disobeyed the king of Egypt and saved the male children, showing civil disobedience contrary to the obedience in Jeremiah 36:14.

Exodus 1:17: But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
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