Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 26:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 26:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 26:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that just like a mommy about to have a baby feels a lot of pain and cries out, God's people feel the same kind of pain when they are waiting for His help. They cry out to God because they need Him very much.

Isaiah 26:17: Like as a woman with child, [that] draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, [and] crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:16

This verse speaks of childbirth as a curse and source of pain, whereas Isaiah 26:17 uses childbirth as an analogy for something awaiting fulfillment.

Genesis 3:16: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. [to thy...: or, subject to thy husband]

Contradiction with John 16:21

Jesus highlights eventual joy following childbirth, contrasting Isaiah 26:17’s focus on pain and struggle.

John 16:21: A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

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