Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 37:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 37:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 37:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, Pharaoh's army came from Egypt, and when the enemy soldiers surrounding Jerusalem heard this, they left the city. This meant that, for a little while, the people in Jerusalem had a break from their troubles.

Jeremiah 37:5: Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 34:2

Predicts the fall of Jerusalem instead of deliverance.

Jeremiah 34:2: 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 Jeremiah 37:10

States that even if the Chaldeans were defeated, they would still conquer Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 37:10: For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained [but] wounded men among them, [yet] should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. [wounded: Heb. thrust through]

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:15

Describes the defeat and destruction of Jerusalem, contradicting the deliverance suggested.

Lamentations 1:15: The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty [men] in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, [as] in a winepress. [the virgin...: or, the winepress of the virgin, etc]
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