Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 37:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 37:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 37:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God says to the king of Judah that even though an army came to help, they will go back to their own country and leave. God wants the king to know they shouldn't depend on that army for help.

Jeremiah 37:7: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:8

Jeremiah 30:8 predicts freedom from yoke while Jeremiah 37:7 predicts defeat by the Babylonians.

Jeremiah 30:8: For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

Isaiah 31:1 warns against relying on Egypt for help, whereas Jeremiah 37:7 involves the Egyptians initially aiding Judah.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with 2 Kings 19:35-36

2 Kings 19:35-36 describes an Assyrian defeat without Egyptian help, contrasting Jeremiah 37:7 where Egyptian assistance fails.

2 Kings 19:35-36: And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.
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