Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 40:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 40:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 40:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, God is so powerful that he can make leaders and judges seem unimportant or nothing at all. This shows that God's strength is greater than any person's power.

Isaiah 40:23: That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

Contradiction with Daniel 4:17

This verse suggests that the most high rules over the kingdom of men and gives it to whomever he will, a contrast to Isaiah 40:23 which implies the insignificance of rulers.

Daniel 4:17: This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

Contradiction with Romans 13:1

This verse states that all authority comes from God and those in power are ordained by God, which contrasts with Isaiah 40:23 where leaders appear trivialized.

Romans 13:1: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. [ordained: or, ordered]
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