Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 42:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 42:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 42:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse talks about people who are in trouble and feel trapped and caught, just like someone being stuck in a hole or locked in a prison. They need help, but nobody is coming to rescue them or help them get back what they lost.

Isaiah 42:22: But this [is] a people robbed and spoiled; [they are] all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. [they are all...: or, in snaring all the young men of them] [for a spoil: Heb. a treading]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:11

Contradicts by highlighting God’s redemption and deliverance, contrasting the oppressed state in Isaiah 42:22.

Jeremiah 31:11: For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of [him that was] stronger than he.

Contradiction with Psalm 34:17

Contradicts by assuring that the righteous are delivered by the Lord, contrasting the depiction of a trapped people.

Psalm 34:17: [The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Contradiction with John 8:36

Contradicts by stating that those set free by the Son are truly free, opposing the notion of being hidden in prison houses.

John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Contradiction with Luke 4:18

Contradicts by promising liberation for the captives and opening of the prison, directly opposing the captivity described.

Luke 4:18: The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Contradiction with Galatians 5:1

Contradicts by emphasizing freedom in Christ, contrasting the ensnared and despoiled condition in Isaiah 42:22.

Galatians 5:1: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
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