Contradiction with Proverbs 10:27
While Isaiah 38:16 speaks to the preservation and continuation of life through God's intervention, Proverbs 10:27 suggests that fearing the Lord prolongs life, implying a different condition for life extension.
Proverbs 10:27: The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. [prolongeth: Heb. addeth]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:2
Isaiah 38:16 emphasizes life and recovery, whereas Ecclesiastes 3:2 states there is a time to be born and a time to die, suggesting a predetermined lifespan.
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]
Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27
Although Isaiah 38:16 highlights the preservation of life, Hebrews 9:27 states that everyone is appointed to die once, bringing inevitability into the concept of life.
Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Contradiction with Job 14:5
Isaiah 38:16 suggests that life is sustained by God’s will, while Job 14:5 indicates that the days of man are determined and numbered, implying a fixed limit.
Job 14:5: Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Contradiction with Psalm 89:48
Isaiah 38:16 cherishes the prolongation of life, yet Psalm 89:48 introduces the universality of death, posing a contradiction to continued life.
Psalm 89:48: What man [is he that] liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.