Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 37:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 37:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 37:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, King Zedekiah asked two men to go to the prophet Jeremiah and ask him to pray to God for help. They needed God's guidance because they were in trouble.

Jeremiah 37:3: And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:12

This verse suggests that God hears those who call upon Him and pray, which may contradict Jeremiah 37:3 if one interprets that Zedekiah's request did not receive a favorable response.

Jeremiah 29:12: Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 34:2-3

These verses predict the downfall and capture of Zedekiah, which contradict the hope or expectation of a positive outcome implied in Jeremiah 37:3 when Zedekiah sends for Jeremiah's prayers.

Jeremiah 34:2-3: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 12:13

This verse foretells Zedekiah's capture and failure to escape, contradicting any expectation in Jeremiah 37:3 that he might be saved or delivered through prayer.

Ezekiel 12:13: My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon [to] the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:9

This lament describes the destruction and despair of Jerusalem, which contrasts with the hope of divine intervention implied when Zedekiah sends for Jeremiah's prayers in Jeremiah 37:3.

Lamentations 2:9: Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes [are] among the Gentiles: the law [is] no [more]; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
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