Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 19:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 19:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 19:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is asking where the smart people of Egypt are and if they can tell what God has planned for the country. It's like asking if the wise people can guess what God is going to do next.

Isaiah 19:12: Where [are] they? where [are] thy wise [men]? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:25

Contradicts by stating that God frustrates the signs of false prophets and makes diviners mad, suggesting the fallibility of wise counsel.

Isaiah 44:25: That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:20

Argues that God has made foolish the wisdom of the world, indicating the futility of their wisdom.

1 Corinthians 1:20: Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:9

Points out that the wise are put to shame and proven unwise, implying the collapse of their wisdom.

Jeremiah 8:9: The wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom [is] in them? [The wise...: or, Have they been ashamed, etc] [what...: Heb. the wisdom of what thing]

Contradiction with Job 5:12-13

States that God catches the wise in their craftiness, illustrating their inability to succeed with human wisdom.

Job 5:12-13: He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise. [their enterprise: or, any thing]

Contradiction with Isaiah 29:14

Declares that God will do marvelous work causing the wisdom of the wise to perish, which mirrors the failure of finding true wisdom.

Isaiah 29:14: Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, [even] a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise [men] shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent [men] shall be hid. [proceed: Heb. add]
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