Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 39:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 39:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 39:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse tells us that a king named Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon brought his army to surround and attack the city of Jerusalem during the rule of another king named Zedekiah. It's like saying a big group of soldiers came to fight against a city to take control of it.

Jeremiah 39:1: In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 25:1

This verse states that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, while Jeremiah 39:1 also mentions the siege but the timeline specifics can appear to differ in context.

2 Kings 25:1: And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:4

Similar to Jeremiah 39:1, this verse describes the siege of Jerusalem, but differences in the description of the events might appear contradictory when details are taken into account.

Jeremiah 52:4: And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that] Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 36:10

Describes the same period but focuses on Jehoiachin's captivity rather than Zedekiah's siege of Jerusalem, leading to potential contradictions in the chronological order of events.

2 Chronicles 36:10: And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. [when...: Heb. at the return of the year] [goodly...: Heb. vessels of desire] [Zedekiah...: or, Mattaniah, his father's brother]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 24:1-2

States the beginning of the siege on the very day it began, presenting a prophetic announcement potentially conflicting with the narrative timeline when analyzed contextually with Jeremiah 39:1.

Ezekiel 24:1-2: Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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