Contradiction with Isaiah 49:15
This verse speaks of God's unwavering compassion and care, potentially contradicting any notion of divine absence or neglect implied in other parts of the Bible.
Isaiah 49:15: Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. [that...: Heb. from having compassion]
Contradiction with Psalm 22:1
Illustrates a sense of abandonment, contrary to the comfort and mercy proclaimed in Isaiah 49:13.
Psalm 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8
Here, it seems God does not listen to prayers, contrasting Isaiah 49:13's depiction of God's mercy and compassion.
Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Contradiction with Job 3:11
Expresses despair and questioning of existence, which can contradict the joy and comfort described in Isaiah 49:13.
Job 3:11: Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:19
Suggests a lack of divine interest, conflicting with Isaiah 49:13’s message of divine mercy and comfort.
Ecclesiastes 3:19: For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.
Contradiction with Malachi 1:2
Questions God's love, which could be seen as contradicting the joy called for because of God’s comfort in Isaiah 49:13.
Malachi 1:2: I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,