Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 49:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 49:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 49:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, the people of Zion felt like God had left them and forgotten about them. However, the story reminds us that God always remembers and loves His people, even when they feel alone.

Isaiah 49:14: But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

Contradiction with Psalm 27:10

This verse suggests that even if one's parents abandon them, the Lord will take them up, contradicting the feeling of abandonment expressed in Isaiah 49:14.

Psalm 27:10: When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. [take...: Heb. gather me]

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

This verse assures that God will never leave nor forsake us, opposing the sentiment of being forsaken by the Lord in Isaiah 49:14.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:6

This verse encourages strength and courage, emphasizing that God will not fail nor forsake, contrasting the feeling of being forsaken in Isaiah 49:14.

Deuteronomy 31:6: Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:20

Jesus promises to be with believers always, which opposes the idea of being forgotten by God found in Isaiah 49:14.

Matthew 28:20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.

Contradiction with Joshua 1:5

The promise that God will not fail nor forsake aligns with God's assurance, differing from Zion's claim of being forsaken in Isaiah 49:14.

Joshua 1:5: There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
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