Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 58:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 58:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 58:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God will always lead you and make sure you have everything you need, even in tough times. You will be like a garden full of water, always full of life and never dry.

Isaiah 58:11: And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. [drought: Heb. droughts] [fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive]

Contradiction with Job 30:3

This verse references desolation and drought, contrasting with Isaiah 58:11 which talks about being like a well-watered garden.

Job 30:3: For want and famine [they were] solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. [solitary: or, dark as the night] [in...: Heb. yesternight]

Contradiction with Lamentations 4:9

This verse speaks of people dying of hunger, contradicting Isaiah 58:11's promise of God's provision and satisfaction.

Lamentations 4:9: [They that be] slain with the sword are better than [they that be] slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for [want of] the fruits of the field. [pine...: Heb. flow out]

Contradiction with Micah 3:6

Predicts a lack of guidance and divine vision, opposing Isaiah 58:11's assurance of continual divine guidance.

Micah 3:6: Therefore night [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. [that...: vision: Heb. from a vision] [that...: divine: Heb. from divining]

Contradiction with Amos 8:11

Declares a famine of hearing the words of the Lord, contradicting the idea of God always satisfying the soul in Isaiah 58:11.

Amos 8:11: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Contradiction with Psalm 107:4-5

Describes wandering and hunger, which contradicts the guidance and nourishment promised in Isaiah 58:11.

Psalm 107:4-5: They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
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