Did Zedekiah's eyes behold the king of Babylon? View all View original

This Bible contradiction is from the Skeptic's Annotated Bible.

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Yes, his eyes beheld the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 34:3 View context

And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.

No, his eyes were removed before he reached Babylon.

2 Kings 25:7 View context

And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.