Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 46:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 46:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 46:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is talking to people who are stubborn and not doing what is right. He is asking them to listen to Him because He wants to help them be better.

Isaiah 46:12: Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that [are] far from righteousness:

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Contradicts Isaiah 46:12's emphasis on the stubborn and unrighteous heart.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:48

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Contradicts Isaiah 46:12 by urging perfection, whereas Isaiah calls out to the stouthearted.

Matthew 5:48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Contradicts Isaiah 46:12 as it assumes an unrighteous nature rather than calling out specific unrighteousness.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with James 4:8

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Offers a path to righteousness contrasting Isaiah's recognition of the unrighteous.

James 4:8: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Contrasts Isaiah 46:12 by describing the inherent deceit, rather than stubbornness, of the heart.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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