Contradiction with Isaiah 54:7-8
While Isaiah 49:16 speaks of God's unfailing remembrance, Isaiah 54:7-8 suggests a temporary forsaking, indicating contrasts in divine presence.
Isaiah 54:7-8: For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
Contradiction with Psalm 13:1
This verse questions God's remembrance and presence, contrasting the assuredness of divine memory in Isaiah 49:16.
Psalm 13:1: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? [chief...: or, overseer]
Contradiction with Lamentations 5:20
Here, the feeling of being forgotten contradicts the assurance of being inscribed on God's hands as in Isaiah 49:16.
Lamentations 5:20: Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [and] forsake us so long time? [so...: Heb. for length of days?]
Contradiction with 2 Kings 21:14
God’s intention to forsake contradicts the perpetual remembrance promised in Isaiah 49:16.
2 Kings 21:14: And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
Contradiction with Psalm 22:1
This verse's expression of divine abandonment contrasts the promise of divine closeness in Isaiah 49:16.
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 Isaiah 54:6
The feeling of God’s temporary rejection contrasts the perpetual remembrance in Isaiah 49:16.
Isaiah 54:6: For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:39
The act of casting off people seems in conflict with the assurance of divine retention in Isaiah 49:16.
Jeremiah 23:39: Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, [and cast you] out of my presence:
Contradiction with Hosea 1:9
The declaration of not being God’s people contradicts the concept of being permanently remembered and valued in Isaiah 49:16.
Hosea 1:9: Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God]. [Loammi: that is, Not my people]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:19
The questioning of divine abandonment contrasts with the assurance of continual remembrance in Isaiah 49:16.
Jeremiah 14:19: Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and [there is] no healing for us? we looked for peace, and [there is] no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!