Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 37:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 37:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 37:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that He has the power to dig wells and drink water and can even stop rivers when cities are under attack. This shows that God is very powerful and can do amazing things to help people.

Isaiah 37:25: I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places. [besieged: or, fenced and closed]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:9

Genesis describes God gathering waters into one place, while Isaiah 37:25 speaks of drying up rivers.

Genesis 1:9: And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.

Contradiction with Exodus 14:21

Here, Moses parts the sea, creating a path, whereas Isaiah 37:25 describes drying rivers with the soles of feet, focusing on desolation.

Exodus 14:21: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.

Contradiction with Psalm 107:35

Psalm mentions turning wilderness into standing water, contrasting with Isaiah 37:25 drying up rivers.

Psalm 107:35: He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:19

This verse mentions God making a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, opposite to Isaiah 37:25 which talks about drying rivers.

Isaiah 43:19: Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 47:9

In Ezekiel, the water brings life wherever it flows, conflicting with the drying and desolation described in Isaiah 37:25.

Ezekiel 47:9: And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. [rivers: Heb. two rivers]

Contradiction with Revelation 22:1

Describes a pure river of life flowing, contrasting the drying and destruction in Isaiah 37:25.

Revelation 22:1: And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
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