Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 54:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 54:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 54:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is telling people not to be scared or feel bad about mistakes from when they were younger. He promises that they will not feel embarrassed anymore and will forget the sad times.

Isaiah 54:4: Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

Contradiction with Job 3:25

Isaiah 54:4 speaks of not fearing shame or disgrace, whereas Job 3:25 reflects Job's immense fear and concern about potential disaster coming to pass.

Job 3:25: For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. [the thing...: Heb. I feared a fear, and it came upon me]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:10

Isaiah 54:4 mentions forgetting the shame of youth, while 2 Corinthians 12:10 speaks about embracing weaknesses, insults, hardships, which could involve remembering past difficulties rather than forgetting.

2 Corinthians 12:10: Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17-18

Isaiah 54:4 assures freedom from shame and disgrace, while Lamentations 3:17-18 expresses ongoing feelings of affliction and deprivation of peace.

Lamentations 3:17-18: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]

Contradiction with Psalm 44:15

Isaiah 54:4 promises the removal of shame, whereas Psalm 44:15 describes being consistently ashamed due to taunted disgrace.

Psalm 44:15: My confusion [is] continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

Contradiction with Micah 1:8-9

Isaiah 54:4 suggests forgetting past reproach, but Micah 1:8-9 describes ongoing lament and mourning for incurable wounds, reflecting an inability to forget past troubles.

Micah 1:8-9: Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. [owls: Heb. daughters of the owl]
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