Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 38:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 38:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 38:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, he felt scared and thought that God was very strong, like a lion, and might make him feel very weak. He worried that by the end of each day, he might not have any strength left.

Isaiah 38:13: I reckoned till morning, [that], as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day [even] to night wilt thou make an end of me.

Contradiction with Psalms 23:4

This verse expresses comfort and assurance in the face of death, whereas Isaiah 38:13 speaks to a sense of helplessness and struggle.

Psalms 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Contradiction with Philippians 1:21

This verse views death positively as a gain in Christ, contrasting with Isaiah 38:13's emphasis on despair.

Philippians 1:21: For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:8

This verse indicates confidence and a preference for being away from the body to be with the Lord, contrary to the troubled perspective in Isaiah 38:13.

2 Corinthians 5:8: We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Contradiction with John 10:10

This verse speaks of living life abundantly, contradicting the feeling of being cut off from life found in Isaiah 38:13.

John 10:10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
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