Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:29
God is not a man that he should change his mind, yet Jeremiah 37:17 suggests dialogue with an ever-responsive God.
1 Samuel 15:29: And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. [Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory]
Contradiction with Job 23:8-9
Job suggests God's silence, contrasting with Jeremiah 37:17 where direct questioning occurs.
Job 23:8-9: Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Contradiction with 2 Kings 6:33
Blames the Lord for calamity, opposing Jeremiah 37:17 where Zedekiah seeks prophetic clarity.
2 Kings 6:33: And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
Contradiction with Lamentations 5:20
Questions God's perpetual forgetting, opposed to Jeremiah 37:17's immediate prophetic dialogue.
Lamentations 5:20: Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [and] forsake us so long time? [so...: Heb. for length of days?]
Contradiction with Isaiah 59:1-2
Describes God's distance due to iniquities, unlike Jeremiah 37:17's direct communication.
Isaiah 59:1-2: Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:2
Expresses unanswered prayers, contrasting with the inquiry and response in Jeremiah 37:17.
Habakkuk 1:2: O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!
Contradiction with James 4:3
Speaks of unanswered prayers due to wrong motives, whereas Jeremiah 37:17 records a king's inquiry and a prophet's response.
James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]