Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 41:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 41:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 41:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christians, the author Isaiah is saying that God will make a dry and empty place full of beautiful trees. This means that God can make good things happen even when things seem hard or impossible.

Isaiah 41:19: I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, [and] the pine, and the box tree together:

Contradiction with Matthew 7:19

This verse talks about cutting down trees that do not bear good fruit, contrasting with Isaiah 41:19 which describes the planting of trees in abundance.

Matthew 7:19: Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Contradiction with Mark 11:20-21

These verses describe a fig tree withering away, contradicting the flourishing growth of trees depicted in Isaiah 41:19.

Mark 11:20-21: And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:8

This verse describes a tree that’s stable and flourishing, but under different auspices than Isaiah 41:19, suggesting dependence on a different context.

Jeremiah 17:8: For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and [that] spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. [drought: or, restraint]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 31:14

This verse speaks against trees being exalted in their height, contrasting with the idea of planting tall, majestic trees in Isaiah 41:19.

Ezekiel 31:14: To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. [their trees...: or, stand upon themselves for their height]
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