Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 35:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 35:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 35:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this means that one day people who can't see or hear will be able to see and hear. It's like a special promise that God will make everything better.

Isaiah 35:5: Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Contradiction with Isaiah 6:10

This verse talks about people being unable to see or understand, in contrast to Isaiah 35:5 where eyes of the blind are opened and understanding is restored.

Isaiah 6:10: Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Contradiction with John 9:39-41

Jesus mentions spiritual blindness for those who claim to see, which contradicts the physical and spiritual sight restoration foretold in Isaiah 35:5.

John 9:39-41: And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 5:21

It describes a people who have eyes but do not see, opposing the opening of blind eyes in Isaiah 35:5.

Jeremiah 5:21: Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: [understanding: Heb. heart]

Contradiction with Matthew 13:13

This verse discusses people seeing but not truly perceiving, opposing the clarity and perception promised in Isaiah 35:5.

Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
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