Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 49:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 49:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 49:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is telling someone who feels disliked and unimportant that, even though people don't understand now, he is special and chosen by God. One day, even kings and princes will honor him because God is always true and caring.

Isaiah 49:7: Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, [and] the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. [whom man...: or, that is despised in soul]

Contradiction with Psalm 72:11

This verse states that all kings shall fall down before him, and all nations shall serve him, contradicting Isaiah 49:7 where it suggests kings will despise and abhor him.

Psalm 72:11: Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3

This verse describes him as despised and rejected, aligning more with Isaiah 49:7, yet it shows a continued rejection rather than honor from kings, contradicting the eventual acknowledgment implied in Isaiah 49:7.

Isaiah 53:3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]

Contradiction with John 1:11

This verse speaks of him coming to his own and being rejected, aligning with the initial rejection implied in Isaiah 49:7, but does not speak of eventual homage.

John 1:11: He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:29

This verse shows mockery and scorn, contradicting Isaiah 49:7 where kings shall eventually worship due to their respect and understanding after initial rejection.

Matthew 27:29: And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put [it] upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Contradiction with Philippians 2:10-11

This verse proclaims that every knee shall bow at the name of Jesus, which contrasts with the idea of scorn and contempt from Isaiah 49:7.

Philippians 2:10-11: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;
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