Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 40:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 40:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 40:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God wants people to tell Jerusalem that her hard times are over and her mistakes are forgiven. She has been punished enough by God for her wrongdoings and now will receive good things.

Isaiah 40:2: Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. [comfortably: Heb. to the heart] [warfare: or, appointed time]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that the soul who sins shall die, highlighting personal accountability for sin, which contrasts with the idea of sin being pardoned in Isaiah 40:2.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21

This verse implies an assurance of consequences for wrongdoing, contrasting with the forgiveness mentioned in Isaiah 40:2.

Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:30

Here, it's emphasized that each person will die for their own sin, opposed to the pardon and comfort described in Isaiah 40:2.

Jeremiah 31:30: But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Contradiction with Galatians 6:7

This verse emphasizes that actions have consequences, contradicting the notion of sin being pardoned as seen in Isaiah 40:2.

Galatians 6:7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Contradiction with Romans 6:23

It states that the wages of sin is death, which contrasts with the notion that sins have been pardoned in Isaiah 40:2.

Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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