Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 41:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 41:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 41:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, Johanan gathered all the people he saved from the bad man, Ishmael, and took them with him, including soldiers, women, children, and helpers. He was trying to protect them and keep them safe.

Jeremiah 41:16: Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that [were] with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after [that] he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, [even] mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 42:10

Contradicts by promising safety and establishment if the people remain in the land, whereas Jeremiah 41:16 involves flight away from danger without assurance of safety.

Jeremiah 42:10: If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull [you] down, and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 42:19

Contradicts by warning against going to Egypt for safety, opposing Jeremiah 41:16 where Johanan leads people toward Egypt for refuge.

Jeremiah 42:19: The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day. [admonished...: Heb. testified against you]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 43:7

Contradicts by showing the disobedience of going to Egypt despite God's command to stay, conflicting with the decision made in Jeremiah 41:16.

Jeremiah 43:7: So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they [even] to Tahpanhes.

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