Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 51:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 51:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 51:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is telling His people that He has taken away their punishment and they won't have to suffer anymore. He promises to look after them and keep them safe.

Isaiah 51:22: Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God [that] pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, [even] the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:15

Jeremiah 25:15 states that God gives the cup of fury for nations to drink, which contrasts with Isaiah 51:22 where God states He has taken away the cup of trembling from His people.

Jeremiah 25:15: For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

Contradiction with Revelation 14:10

Revelation 14:10 mentions that those who worship the beast will drink the wine of God's wrath, contradicting Isaiah 51:22 where God promises to remove the cup of His fury from His people.

Revelation 14:10: The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

Contradiction with Psalm 75:8

Psalm 75:8 describes a cup of red wine which the wicked will drink, opposing Isaiah 51:22 where the cup is taken away from God's people.

Psalm 75:8: For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 49:12

Jeremiah 49:12 asserts that those not meant to drink the cup will drink it, conflicting with Isaiah 51:22 where God removes the cup from His people.

Jeremiah 49:12: For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment [was] not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and [art] thou he [that] shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink [of it].
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