Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 58:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 58:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 58:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, Christians believe that if they do what God wants, they will feel happy and healthy like a bright morning. Their good actions will show the way, and God will always protect them from behind.

Isaiah 58:8: Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. [be...: Heb. gather thee up]

Contradiction with Job 21:7

While Isaiah 58:8 suggests the righteous receive swift justice, Job 21:7 observes the wicked thriving and prospering.

Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-12

Isaiah 58:8 promotes that righteousness leads to rewards, yet Psalm 73:3-12 notes that the wicked often live prosperous and trouble-free lives.

Psalm 73:3-12: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

Contrasting Isaiah 58:8's promise to the righteous, Ecclesiastes 8:14 describes instances where the righteous suffer while the wicked receive rewards.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

In Isaiah 58:8, justice comes speedily for the righteous, but Jeremiah 12:1 questions why the wicked prosper despite righteousness.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

Isaiah 58:8 shows light breaking for the righteous, whereas Habakkuk 1:13 questions why God allows the treacherous to seem favored.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]
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