Contradiction with Job 34:15
This verse states that all flesh will perish together, contradicting the idea of preservation and salvation conveyed in Isaiah 38:17.
Job 34:15: All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5
This verse states the dead know nothing, which contradicts the aspect of life and consciousness granted in Isaiah 38:17.
Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Contradiction with Job 14:12
This verse suggests that people do not awake after death until the heavens are no more, contradicting the notion of restoration and life in Isaiah 38:17.
Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Contradiction with Psalm 115:17
This verse claims the dead do not praise the Lord, contrary to Isaiah 38:17 where life and salvation bring praise.
Psalm 115:17: The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:19
This verse equates the fate of man with animals, contradicting Isaiah 38:17's implication of divine intervention and salvation.
Ecclesiastes 3:19: For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:8
This verse implies being absent from the body means being present with the Lord, conflicting with the earthly deliverance described in Isaiah 38:17.
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.