Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 57:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 57:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 57:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God says that people who do bad things won't feel calm or happy inside. They won't have peace in their hearts.

Isaiah 57:21: [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

God asks if He truly takes pleasure in the death of the wicked and emphasizes that He would rather they turn from their ways and live, suggesting hope for the wicked, contrasting with the lack of peace mentioned in Isaiah 57:21.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

Emphasizes God's patience and desire that none should perish, but that all should come to repentance, promoting eventual peace for all, contradicting the statement of no peace for the wicked in Isaiah 57:21.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with Luke 6:35

Encourages loving enemies and doing good to them, implying that there can be an element of peace or goodwill even towards the wicked, opposing the absolute lack of peace stated in Isaiah 57:21.

Luke 6:35: But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.

Contradiction with Romans 5:8

Demonstrates God's love for us while we were still sinners, implying the potential for peace and reconciliation even for the wicked, differing from Isaiah 57:21.

Romans 5:8: But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
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