Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 50:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 50:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 50:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is asking why no one listened or answered Him when He came to help them. He reminds everyone that He is very powerful and can do amazing things, like drying up the sea, to show He can help and save them.

Isaiah 50:2: Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:26

Isaiah 50:2 questions if God's hand is shortened that it cannot redeem, while Matthew 19:26 asserts that with God all things are possible, implying no limitation or contradiction.

Matthew 19:26: But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 22:30

Isaiah 50:2 suggests a lack of response when God calls, whereas Ezekiel 22:30 says He sought for someone to stand in the gap and found none, implying a more detailed search rather than just a call.

Ezekiel 22:30: And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

Contradiction with John 12:37

Isaiah 50:2 indicates God's power to perform miracles but people remain unredeemed, yet John 12:37 shows that despite witnessing signs, people still did not believe, reflecting a different reason for lack of redemption.

John 12:37: But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

Contradiction with Psalm 115:3

Isaiah 50:2 implies potential limitations to God's actions ("Is my hand shortened"), while Psalm 115:3 states that God does whatever pleases Him, suggesting no limitations.

Psalm 115:3: But our God [is] in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:13

Isaiah 50:2 questions the inability to save, but Jeremiah 7:13 shows God speaking persistently without people responding, highlighting a persistent outreach instead of inability.

Jeremiah 7:13: And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
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