Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 29:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 29:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 29:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that people are trying to understand God's messages, but it's like trying to read a book that is locked. Even smart people can't understand it because they can't open it and see what's inside.

Isaiah 29:11: And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which [men] deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it [is] sealed: [book: or, letter]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

This verse speaks of God putting His law in people's hearts and minds, implying understanding, whereas Isaiah 29:11 describes a prophecy that is unreadable like a sealed book.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:26-27

God promises to give a new heart and spirit to understand His ways, which contrasts Isaiah 29:11's depiction of a closed revelation.

Ezekiel 36:26-27: A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:25

Jesus thanks the Father for revealing truths to the simple, contradicting the obscurity in Isaiah 29:11.

Matthew 11:25: At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:10

Paul explains that God reveals mysteries to us by His Spirit, countering the notion of a sealed document in Isaiah 29:11.

1 Corinthians 2:10: But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Contradiction with 1 John 2:27

The anointing from God teaches believers all things, which juxtaposes the concealed nature of the prophecy in Isaiah 29:11.

1 John 2:27: But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. [in him: or, in it]
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