Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 38:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 38:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 38:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, people who are alive can thank and praise God, just like he's doing now. Parents will tell their children about God's truth and goodness.

Isaiah 38:19: The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I [do] this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse states that the dead know nothing, contradicting Isaiah 38:19 that suggests living individuals are aware and can praise God.

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 Psalm 6:5

It claims there is no remembrance of God in death, conflicting with the idea in Isaiah 38:19 that the living can express their faithfulness.

Psalm 6:5: For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Contradiction with Isaiah 26:14

This verse declares that the dead shall not live, which contrasts with the implication in Isaiah 38:19 that life allows for the acknowledgment and praise of God.

Isaiah 26:14: [They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

Contradiction with Job 14:10-12

It describes humans as ceasing to exist after death, opposing the notion in Isaiah 38:19 about the living recognizing God's truth.

Job 14:10-12: But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he? [wasteth...: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off]

Contradiction with Psalm 115:17

States that the dead do not praise the Lord, directly contradicting the emphasis on the living praising God in Isaiah 38:19.

Psalm 115:17: The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
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