Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 41:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 41:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 41:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is promising to take care of people by providing lots of water, even in places where it seems impossible like deserts and dry lands. This means God can do amazing things and help when things seem really hard.

Isaiah 41:18: I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:6

This verse speaks of a person who will not see prosperity and shall be like a heath in the desert, which contradicts Isaiah 41:18's promise of abundance in barren places.

Jeremiah 17:6: For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, [in] a salt land and not inhabited.

Contradiction with Matthew 21:19

This verse speaks of a fig tree withering away and not bearing fruit, contrasting the creation of life-giving water in Isaiah 41:18.

Matthew 21:19: And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. [a fig tree: Gr. one fig tree]

Contradiction with Revelation 22:11

This verse implies the acceptance of wickedness and unchangeability of one's state, in contrast to the transformative promise in Isaiah 41:18.

Revelation 22:11: He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
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