Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 49:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 49:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 49:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God wants everyone to be happy and sing because He cares for His people and helps them when they are sad. God is like a comforting friend who takes care of those who are hurting.

Isaiah 49:13: Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

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,
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