Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 49:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 49:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 49:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God promises that the people who love and help you will come quickly, while those who hurt you will leave you alone. This means God is protecting you from bad things and wants good people around you.

Isaiah 49:17: Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

Contradiction with Isaiah 13:16

This verse depicts violence and destruction, contradicting the restoration and rebuilding theme of Isaiah 49:17.

Isaiah 13:16: Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:9

This verse speaks of bringing destruction upon nations, which opposes the gathering and building described in Isaiah 49:17.

Jeremiah 25:9: Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:12

The division and destruction described here contradicts the returning and building up promises in Isaiah 49:17.

Ezekiel 5:12: A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:5

This verse speaks of enemy victory and exile, which is contrary to the gathering and returning prosperity in Isaiah 49:17.

Lamentations 1:5: Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.

Contradiction with Micah 5:15

This verse describes vengeance and anger on nations, opposing the peaceful rebuilding in Isaiah 49:17.

Micah 5:15: And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
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