Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 54:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 54:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 54:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is promising to make a beautiful and safe place for His people, with shiny jewels and pretty stones. This means God wants to give them something very special and wonderful.

Isaiah 54:12: And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:19

Isaiah 54:12 speaks of precious stones, representing durability and value, whereas Genesis 3:19 refers to humanity returning to dust, indicating transience and decay.

Genesis 3:19: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:21

Isaiah 54:12 describes walls with precious stones, suggesting wealth and strength, whereas Revelation 21:21 speaks of gates made of pearls, which contradicts the emphasis on walls made with stones.

Revelation 21:21: And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Isaiah 54:12 talks about building with precious stones, while Matthew 6:19 warns against storing treasures on earth where they can be corrupted, suggesting a lack of permanence.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:4-5

Isaiah 54:12 uses physical stones as a metaphor for beauty and strength, whereas 1 Peter 2:4-5 emphasizes spiritual stones, shifting the focus from physical to spiritual value.

1 Peter 2:4-5: To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,
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