Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 38:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 38:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 38:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God loves and saves us from bad places and throws our mistakes far away because He cares for us. Even when things are tough, God is there to help and make things better.

Isaiah 38:17: Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. [for peace...: or, on my peace came great bitterness] [thou hast in...: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit]

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.
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