Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 52:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 52:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 52:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Jeremiah, this verse tells us that a group of 745 Jewish people were taken away by a leader named Nebuzaradan, making a total of 4,600 people captured. Christians might understand this as a historical event showing the difficult times faced by the Jewish people.

Jeremiah 52:30: In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons [were] four thousand and six hundred.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 25:19

This verse provides a count of captives taken during a different instance of Nebuchadnezzar's invasions that differs from the count in Jeremiah 52:30.

2 Kings 25:19: And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land [that were] found in the city: [officer: or, eunuch] [were in...: Heb. saw the king's face] [principal...: or, scribe of the captain of the host]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:28

This verse gives a different number of exiles for the first deportation compared to Jeremiah 52:30.

Jeremiah 52:28: This [is] the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:29

This verse mentions a different year of deportation and number of people compared to Jeremiah 52:30.

Jeremiah 52:29: In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: [persons: Heb. souls]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 39:9

This verse gives certain details of deportation that may not align perfectly with the figures or events described in Jeremiah 52:30.

Jeremiah 39:9: Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. [captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 24:14

This provides another count of the exiles, focusing on a different group or instance than Jeremiah 52:30.

2 Kings 24:14: And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, [even] ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Jeremiah 52:30 arises when comparing the number of captives taken to Babylon with the numbers given in different parts of the Bible, like in 2 Kings 24 and 2 Kings 25. These accounts might report different figures or events, leading to confusion or seeming inconsistencies. Different sources may detail varying instances of captivity or record the numbers differently, which can create confusion when trying to reconcile the accounts.

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