Contradiction with Proverbs 21:1
Explains that the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, implying the king has divine control, contradicting the idea of the king helplessly surrendering authority as in Jeremiah 38:5.
Proverbs 21:1: The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Contradiction with Romans 13:1
Emphasizes that all governing authorities are established by God, suggesting divine control over rulers, conflicting with the powerless position of the king in Jeremiah 38:5.
Romans 13:1: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. [ordained: or, ordered]
Contradiction with Daniel 4:17
States that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom He will, indicating divine sovereignty over kings, which contradicts the king's apparent inability to decide in Jeremiah 38:5.
Daniel 4:17: This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7
Highlights that the king acts on behalf of God's will, contradicting the king's lack of action or authority in Jeremiah 38:5.
1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.