Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 41:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 41:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 41:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, people from faraway lands saw what was happening and got scared, but they still came closer to learn more. They were nervous but wanted to understand what was going on.

Isaiah 41:5: The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

Contradiction with John 16:33

Isaiah 41:5 speaks about fear of the coastlands, while John 16:33 assures peace in Christ despite tribulations.

John 16:33: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 1:7

Isaiah 41:5 mentions fear, whereas 2 Timothy 1:7 says God has not given us a spirit of fear.

2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:18

Isaiah 41:5 discusses fear, but 1 John 4:18 states that perfect love casts out fear.

1 John 4:18: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:4

Isaiah 41:5 implies fear, while Psalm 23:4 expresses fearlessness even in the valley of the shadow of death.

Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Contradiction with Romans 8:31

Isaiah 41:5 refers to fear of peoples, but Romans 8:31 declares that if God is for us, no one can be against us.

Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?
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