Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:10
In Isaiah 51:14, the captive hastens for freedom, whereas Jeremiah 29:10 specifies that the captivity in Babylon will last seventy years, indicating a predetermined period of exile rather than immediate release.
Jeremiah 29:10: For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Contradiction with Psalm 37:25
Isaiah 51:14 suggests that the captive may fear a lack of provision, whereas Psalm 37:25 states that the righteous will not be forsaken, nor their descendants begging bread.
Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Contradiction with Exodus 16:35
In Isaiah 51:14, there is concern about bread failing, whereas Exodus 16:35 recounts how the Israelites were provided for with manna for forty years in the wilderness.
Exodus 16:35: And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
Contradiction with Lamentations 5:4-6
While Isaiah 51:14 offers the hope of liberation and continued provision, Lamentations 5:4-6 depicts a situation of ongoing oppression and deprivation without immediate relief.
Lamentations 5:4-6: We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us. [is...: Heb. cometh for price]
Contradiction with 2 Kings 25:27-30
Isaiah 51:14 looks forward to release from captivity, but 2 Kings 25:27-30 shows a specific example of Jehoiachin being released after thirty-seven years, highlighting that liberation may not be immediate.
2 Kings 25:27-30: And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth [day] of the month, [that] Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:2-4
Isaiah 51:14 raises concern about failing bread, whereas Deuteronomy 8:2-4 emphasizes God's sustenance during the Israelites' forty years in the wilderness without their clothes wearing out or them being hungry.
Deuteronomy 8:2-4: And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.