Contradiction with Isaiah 1:15
While 52:8 emphasizes watching, 1:15 shows God not listening due to sin.
Isaiah 1:15: And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. [make...: Heb. multiply prayer] [blood: Heb. bloods]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:17
This verse speaks of ignored warnings, contrasting the heed and rejoicing of 52:8.
Jeremiah 6:17: Also I set watchmen over you, [saying], Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:32
Listeners hear but do not act, opposing the attentive watchmen in 52:8.
Ezekiel 33:32: And, lo, thou [art] unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not. [a very...: Heb. a song of loves]
Contradiction with Matthew 13:13
The concept of seeing without perceiving contradicts the clarity of vision in 52:8.
Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Contradiction with John 9:39
The theme of judgement for those who see in 9:39 differs from the joyful sight in 52:8.
John 9:39: And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
Contradiction with Romans 11:8
Spiritual stupor and blindness contrast the watchfulness of 52:8.
Romans 11:8: (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. [slumber: or, remorse]
Contradiction with 2 Timothy 4:4
Turning away from truth to fables contradicts the concordant joy and sight in 52:8.
2 Timothy 4:4: And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.