Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 22:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 22:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 22:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, the person is really sad and crying hard because something bad happened to their people, and they don't want anyone to try to make them feel better just yet. They feel it's important to be sad for a little while because their people have been hurt.

Isaiah 22:4: Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. [weep...: Heb. be bitter in weeping]

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:16

This verse, which says "Rejoice evermore," contradicts Isaiah 22:4's expression of deep mourning and weeping.

1 Thessalonians 5:16: Rejoice evermore.

Contradiction with Philippians 4:4

This verse, which encourages rejoicing in the Lord always, contrasts with the sorrow and lament in Isaiah 22:4.

Philippians 4:4: Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.

Contradiction with Romans 12:12

This verse, which advises being joyful in hope, clashes with the grief depicted in Isaiah 22:4.

Romans 12:12: Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Contradiction with Psalm 30:11

This verse talks about turning mourning into dancing, which contradicts the continual weeping in Isaiah 22:4.

Psalm 30:11: Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Contradiction with John 16:20

This verse implies that sorrow will be turned into joy, contradicting the absence of comfort in Isaiah 22:4.

John 16:20: Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
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