Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 54:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 54:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 54:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God promises to help people who are sad and having a hard time by giving them a beautiful and strong new start, like a house built with bright, shiny stones. He wants them to feel safe and special.

Isaiah 54:11: O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, [and] not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:13

This verse talks about a merry heart making a cheerful countenance, whereas Isaiah 54:11 discusses being afflicted and in turmoil.

Proverbs 15:13: A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:33

This verse states God does not willingly afflict, which contradicts the implication of intent in the affliction described in Isaiah 54:11.

Lamentations 3:33: For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. [willingly: Heb. from his heart]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

This verse describes a future with no sorrow, contrasting with the affliction in Isaiah 54:11.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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