Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 37:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 37:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 37:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, the king told his people to keep Jeremiah in a special part of the prison and give him a piece of bread every day until there was no more bread left in the city. Jeremiah stayed there for a long time.

Jeremiah 37:21: Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

This verse advises against worrying about what to eat or drink, whereas Jeremiah 37:21 shows a situation where ensuring food provision is a concern.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Psalm 34:10

This verse claims those who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing, but in Jeremiah 37:21, Jeremiah's provision is subject to human permission and scarcity.

Psalm 34:10: The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].

Contradiction with Matthew 6:31-32

These verses suggest that heavenly beings provide necessities, contrasting with Jeremiah 37:21 where a human king provides bread.

Matthew 6:31-32: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Contradiction with Luke 12:24

This verse depicts God's care for basic needs, unlike the direct royal intervention depicted in Jeremiah 37:21.

Luke 12:24: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Contradiction with Philippians 4:19

This verse speaks of God fulfilling needs according to His riches, contrasting with the limited, man-provided ration in Jeremiah 37:21.

Philippians 4:19: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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