Contradiction with Isaiah 2:8
This verse describes a land full of idols and people worshipping the work of their own hands, which is directly what Isaiah 17:8 indicates they will turn away from, making it contradictory in practice, though not in theology.
Isaiah 2:8: Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:5
This verse mocks idols as powerless and should not be feared, conflicting with Isaiah 17:8’s context of rejecting idols by empathizing why they should be abandoned.
Jeremiah 10:5: They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:4
Paul discusses that an idol is nothing and there is no God but one, which can seem contradictory to the importance Isaiah 17:8 places on turning away from idols since it negates their existence.
1 Corinthians 8:4: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.
Paradox #1
Isaiah 17:8 might seem to contradict the idea in some parts of the Bible where certain forms of worship or idols are permitted. The verse emphasizes turning away from idols and man-made objects, which could seem inconsistent with other practices or symbols used in worship in different contexts within the Bible. However, this often highlights the broader biblical theme of focusing on sincere devotion rather than external symbols.