Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 39:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 39:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 39:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God helped Jeremiah get out of prison and he went to live in a new home with a man named Gedaliah. Jeremiah was safe and got to stay with other people again.

Jeremiah 39:14: Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 38:13

This verse describes Jeremiah being pulled out of the dungeon, contrasting with Jeremiah 39:14 which states he remained in the court of the prison.

Jeremiah 38:13: So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 37:21

In this verse, it is mentioned that Jeremiah stayed in the court of the prison, contradicting the notion of being released as mentioned in Jeremiah 39:14.

Jeremiah 37:21: Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:19

God assures Jeremiah of protection and deliverance, which might seem to contradict the experiences of captivity in Jeremiah 39:14.

Jeremiah 1:19: And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I [am] with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
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