Contradiction with Job 33:25
This verse speaks of renewal of youth, contrasting with the exhaustion mentioned in Isaiah 40:30.
Job 33:25: His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth: [a child's: Heb. childhood]
Contradiction with Psalm 103:5
Promises renewal and satisfaction of youth, which contradicts the weakening youth in Isaiah 40:30.
Psalm 103:5: Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Contradiction with Proverbs 20:29
States the glory of young men is their strength, opposing the idea of young fainting as in Isaiah 40:30.
Proverbs 20:29: The glory of young men [is] their strength: and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:27
Suggests that it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth, implying strength, contrasting with weariness in Isaiah 40:30.
Lamentations 3:27: [It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 12:1
Advises remembering the Creator in the days of youth when strength is presumed, opposing the faintness in Isaiah 40:30.
Ecclesiastes 12:1: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Paradox #1
The contradiction or conflict in Isaiah 40:30 could be seen as the idea that even the strongest and most energetic individuals may become weak or fail, which might conflict with some cultural or personal beliefs that humans can achieve anything through sheer determination and effort. This could challenge the notion of self-reliance and individual capability, suggesting instead that strength and endurance depend on a higher power.