Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 36:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 36:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 36:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God spoke to King Jehoiakim and said that he was wrong to burn the message that warned about the king of Babylon coming to destroy the land. God wanted to tell Jehoiakim that ignoring the warning wouldn't stop it from happening.

Jeremiah 36:29: And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

Contradiction with Proverbs 30:5

Proverbs states that every word of God is pure, whereas Jeremiah 36:29 highlights a challenge to God's word.

Proverbs 30:5: Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him. [pure: Heb. purified]

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:8

Isaiah asserts the enduring nature of God's word, in contrast to the attempted destruction of the scroll in Jeremiah 36:29.

Isaiah 40:8: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:35

Matthew claims that heaven and earth will pass away, but God's words will never pass away, contradicting the king's attempt to negate the prophecy in Jeremiah 36:29.

Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:12

Hebrews describes God's word as powerful and active, which contrasts with the disregard and destruction of the written prophecy in Jeremiah 36:29.

Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Contradiction with Psalm 119:89

Psalms affirms that God's word is settled in heaven forever, conflicting with the notion of its physical destruction in Jeremiah 36:29.

Psalm 119:89: LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
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