Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 10:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 10:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 10:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that He has seen other kingdoms full of statues and idols. These idols were even more impressive than those in Jerusalem and Samaria, but they could not save those people.

Isaiah 10:10: As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

Contradiction with Isaiah 10:12

This verse talks about punishing the king of Assyria for his pride and haughty heart, whereas Isaiah 10:10 mentions Assyria’s conquests with a sense of pride and success.

Isaiah 10:12: Wherefore it shall come to pass, [that] when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. [punish: Heb. visit upon] [stout...: Heb. greatness of the heart]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 50:31

This verse declares that God is against the proud, contradicting Isaiah 10:10 where Assyria boasts of its achievements.

Jeremiah 50:31: Behold, I [am] against thee, [O thou] most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time [that] I will visit thee. [most...: Heb. pride]

Contradiction with James 4:6

This verse states that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble, contrasting with the prideful claim in Isaiah 10:10.

James 4:6: But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:5

This verse says that pride is an abomination to the Lord and will not go unpunished, conflicting with the pride expressed in Isaiah 10:10.

Proverbs 16:5: Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished. [unpunished: Heb. held innocent]

Contradiction with Isaiah 37:23

Contradicts by focusing on how attempts to exalt oneself against the Holy One of Israel are rebuked, as the boastful tone in Isaiah 10:10 seeks to elevate Assyria above others.

Isaiah 37:23: Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.

Contradiction with Obadiah 1:3-4

These verses discuss the deceiving nature of pride and its inevitable downfall, contradicting the proud assurances in Isaiah 10:10.

Obadiah 1:3-4: The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation [is] high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Contradiction with 1 Peter 5:5

Emphasizes humility and that God opposes the proud, conflicting with the perceived arrogance in Isaiah 10:10.

1 Peter 5:5: Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
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