Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 49:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 49:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 49:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God will take care of people like a good shepherd. He will make sure they have everything they need and keep them safe from harm.

Isaiah 49:10: They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:35

Describes a situation where there is no rain because the people have sinned, contradicting the promise of no hunger or thirst in Isaiah 49:10.

1 Kings 8:35: When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:

Contradiction with Amos 4:7-8

Talks about God withholding rain, which could lead to thirst, contradicting Isaiah 49:10's promise.

Amos 4:7-8: And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Contradiction with Lamentations 4:4

Details a scenario of children asking for bread due to thirst, contrasting the assurance given in Isaiah 49:10.

Lamentations 4:4: The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, [and] no man breaketh [it] unto them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 58:11

Implies a condition for being fulfilled and not thirsty, conditional on following God's ways, unlike the unconditional promise in Isaiah 49:10.

Isaiah 58:11: And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. [drought: Heb. droughts] [fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive]

Contradiction with Psalm 42:1-2

Expresses a deep thirst for God, contrasting the absence of thirst mentioned in Isaiah 49:10.

Psalm 42:1-2: [To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.] As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. [Maschil...: or, A Psalm giving instruction of the sons, etc] [panteth: Heb. brayeth]
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