Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 49:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 49:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 49:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying He will make a path through the tall mountains and raise up roads to help people find their way. It's like when someone clears a path just for you, so you can walk safely and easily.

Isaiah 49:11: And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

This verse speaks about the existence of ways that seem right to a person but end in death, contrasting with the uplifting imagery of making mountains a way in Isaiah 49:11.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:4

This verse mentions rough places being made plain and valleys being exalted, which might oppose the idea of making all mountains a way in Isaiah 49:11.

Isaiah 40:4: Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: [straight: or, a straight place] [plain: or, a plain place]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

It states that narrow is the way which leads to life, contrasting the idea of making mountains a broad way in Isaiah 49:11.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]
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