Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 29:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 29:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 29:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, people who are kind and gentle will feel even happier because of God, and those who don't have much will be glad and celebrate because of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 29:19: The meek also shall increase [their] joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. [increase: Heb. add]

Contradiction with Luke 6:25

This verse warns of woe to those who laugh now, implying a later time of sorrow, contradicting the everlasting joy promised to the meek in Isaiah 29:19.

Luke 6:25: Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:3

Suggests that sorrow is better than laughter because it leads to a glad heart, contrasting the joy of the meek described in Isaiah 29:19.

Ecclesiastes 7:3: Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. [Sorrow: or, Anger]

Contradiction with James 4:9

Urges people to turn their laughter into mourning and joy into heaviness, contrary to the increase in joy and gladness for the meek in Isaiah 29:19.

James 4:9: Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:4

States that those who mourn will be comforted, suggesting the blessedness of a mournful state rather than the joy depicted for the meek in Isaiah 29:19.

Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
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