Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 10:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 10:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 10:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, when God finishes helping His people in Jerusalem, He will punish the king of Assyria for being too proud and thinking he is better than everyone else. God wants people to know that being boastful is not okay.

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 James 1:13

This verse contradicts Isaiah 10:12 because it states that God cannot be tempted with evil and does not tempt anyone with evil, while Isaiah 10:12 depicts God as punishing through the acts of the Assyrian king.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

This verse contradicts Isaiah 10:12 as it declares God is love, implying benevolence, while Isaiah 10:12 implies a punitive action against pride and arrogance.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Contradiction with Genesis 50:20

This verse suggests that what others intend for evil, God can intend for good, contrasting with Isaiah 10:12 where God is depicted as bringing punishment.

Genesis 50:20: But as for you, ye thought evil against me; [but] God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as [it is] this day, to save much people alive.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

This verse states God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, contradicting Isaiah 10:12, where God is actively planning the punishment of Assyria.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44-45

This verse encourages love for enemies as God does not show favoritism, which contrasts with Isaiah 10:12 where God shows favoritism to Israel by punishing Assyria.

Matthew 5:44-45: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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