Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 38:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 38:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 38:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that life can feel like a tent that goes away or like a cloth that gets cut off. It can feel like getting sick and waiting for night, feeling scared that it might end.

Isaiah 38:12: Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day [even] to night wilt thou make an end of me. [with...: or, from the thrum]

Contradiction with Job 14:1-2

This verse emphasizes the brevity and sorrow of life, focusing on its fleeting nature, without an indication of divine intervention in extending life, which contrasts with Hezekiah's extended life in Isaiah 38:12.

Job 14:1-2: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with Psalm 89:47-48

These verses describe the inevitability of death for all men, suggesting that no one can avoid or delay death, conflicting with the idea of Hezekiah being granted more time in Isaiah 38:12.

Psalm 89:47-48: Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:2

This verse implies a fixed time for birth and death, suggesting divine preordainment without alteration, contradicting the extension of Hezekiah's life reflected in Isaiah 38:12.

Ecclesiastes 3:2: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; [to be...: Heb. to bear]
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