Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 37:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 37:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 37:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, the people threw away their fake gods made of wood and stone into the fire because they knew those weren't real gods, just things people made. Since they weren't real, it was easy to destroy them.

Isaiah 37:19: And have cast their gods into the fire: for they [were] no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. [cast: Heb. given]

Contradiction with Isaiah 36:18

This verse implies that other nations' gods could save them, implying power, whereas Isaiah 37:19 states these gods are no gods at all.

Isaiah 36:18: [Beware] lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:5

It emphasizes that the gods of the nations are powerless, which could suggest contradicting the mention of them being gods in Isaiah 37:19.

Jeremiah 10:5: They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.

Contradiction with Psalm 96:5

States plainly that the gods of the nations are idols, supporting the notion they are not real, yet Isaiah 37:19 acknowledges them as gods that have been destroyed.

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