Contradiction with Matthew 5:14
This verse describes a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden, contrasting with Isaiah 47:5 which tells Babylon to sit in silence and darkness.
Matthew 5:14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Contradiction with Isaiah 60:1
This verse calls for rising and shining because light has come, contradicting the call to sit in darkness in Isaiah 47:5.
Isaiah 60:1: Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. [shine...: or, be enlightened; for thy light cometh]
Contradiction with John 8:12
Jesus speaks of being the light of the world and that followers will not walk in darkness, which contrasts with the directive to sit in darkness in Isaiah 47:5.
John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:5
Believers are described as children of light and of the day, opposing the image of sitting in darkness from Isaiah 47:5.
1 Thessalonians 5:5: Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Contradiction with Psalm 27:1
The Lord is mentioned as light and salvation, which opposes the notion of sitting in darkness as instructed in Isaiah 47:5.
Psalm 27:1: [[A Psalm] of David.] The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?