Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 38:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 38:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 38:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, this verse shows King Hezekiah talking to God and reminding Him how he has tried to be good and truthful. Hezekiah is very sad and cries a lot because he wants God to remember and help him.

Isaiah 38:3: And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. [sore: Heb. with great weeping]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse asserts that there is not a just man on earth who does good and sins not, contrasting with Hezekiah’s claim of walking in truth and with a perfect heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, contradicting Hezekiah's claim of having walked uprightly.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

This verse suggests that claiming to be without sin is self-deception, contradicting Hezekiah's assertion of having walked blamelessly.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Job 9:20

This verse implies that even if one were righteous, one's own words might condemn them, contrasting with Hezekiah's confidence in his righteousness.

Job 9:20: If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

Contradiction with Luke 18:19

Jesus states that no one is good except God alone, challenging the notion of any human walking perfectly before God as Hezekiah claims.

Luke 18:19: And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.
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