Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 40:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 40:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 40:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, people are like grass and flowers that dry up and fade away because God's breath makes it happen. This shows that people do not last forever, but God does.

Isaiah 40:7: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass.

Contradiction with Genesis 8:22

Promises that seedtime and harvest will not cease, contrasting with the idea of frailty in Isaiah 40:7.

Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]

Contradiction with Psalm 89:36-37

Describes the endurance of David's seed, contradicting the transience spoken of in Isaiah 40:7.

Psalm 89:36-37: His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:35

States that heaven and earth shall pass away, but God's words will not, emphasizing eternal aspects different from Isaiah 40:7.

Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Contradiction with John 12:24

Speaks of how a seed must die to produce much grain, indicating a renewal process unlike the withering in Isaiah 40:7.

John 12:24: Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
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