Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 21:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 21:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 21:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, he is telling us that while a new day will come, with good things like morning, there will also be tough times like night. If people want to know more or have questions, they should come back and ask again.

Isaiah 21:12: The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

God claims to create both light and darkness, questioning the concept of a distinct separation in Isaiah 21:12.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with John 1:5

The light shines in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not, which contrasts with the watchman's message in Isaiah 21:12 of both morning and night.

John 1:5: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. [comprehended: or, did not admit, or, receive]

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:5

Believers are called children of the light and the day, contradicting the dual presence of night in Isaiah 21:12.

1 Thessalonians 5:5: Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:12

Darkness and light are both alike to God, conflicting with the notion of clear opposition between morning and night in Isaiah 21:12.

Psalm 139:12: Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee]. [hideth...: Heb. darkeneth not] [the darkness and...: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:25

Describes a place where night shall not exist, contrary to the return of both morning and night in Isaiah 21:12.

Revelation 21:25: And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
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