Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 52:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 52:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 52:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jeremiah, he describes big tall pillars that were part of a special building. These pillars were so big that if you wrapped a string around one, it would take twelve pieces of that string to go all the way around!

Jeremiah 52:21: And [concerning] the pillars, the height of one pillar [was] eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof [was] four fingers: [it was] hollow. [fillet: Heb. thread]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:15

In Jeremiah 52:21, the height of the pillars is reported differently from 1 Kings 7:15, where the height of each pillar is described as eighteen cubits, not the thirty-five cubits mentioned in 2 Chronicles 3:15, resulting in an apparent contradiction about the pillar dimensions.

1 Kings 7:15: For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. [cast: Heb. fashioned]

Paradox #1

Jeremiah 52:21 mentions the height and circumference of pillars. There can be a mathematical inconsistency when calculating the diameter from the given circumference using modern math rules (specifically, the value of pi). The numbers may not align perfectly with today's calculations.

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