Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 37:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 37:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 37:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that the kings of Assyria have destroyed many countries. It helps people understand that there was a big threat, and they needed God's help.

Isaiah 37:18: Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, [nations: Heb. lands]

Contradiction with Exodus 15:11

Describes the uniqueness and unmatched power of the Lord, which contradicts the boasting of Assyrian conquests of other gods.

Exodus 15:11: Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders? [gods: or, mighty ones?]

Contradiction with Psalm 96:5

States that all the gods of the nations are mere idols, which conflicts with the implied power of these gods in Isaiah 37:18.

Psalm 96:5: For all the gods of the nations [are] idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:11

Declares that the gods who have not made the heavens and the earth will perish, contradicting the apparent strength attributed to them in Isaiah 37:18.

Jeremiah 10:11: Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, [even] they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:4

Affirms that an idol is nothing in the world, contradicting claims of any power these gods might hold as implied in Isaiah 37:18.

1 Corinthians 8:4: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.
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