Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 59:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 59:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 59:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is very strong and always able to help us, and He always listens when we call out to Him. No matter what, God is close by and ready to save us.

Isaiah 59:1: Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

Contradiction with Psalm 94:9

While Isaiah 59:1 emphasizes God's ability to hear and save, Psalm 94:9 asserts God's attentiveness, which is similar to Isaiah 59:1, and doesn't directly contradict it.

Psalm 94:9: He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:15

This verse expresses that God may choose not to listen to prayers due to iniquities, which contradicts the implication in Isaiah 59:1 of God's unfailing ability to hear and save regardless of sin.

Isaiah 1:15: And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. [make...: Heb. multiply prayer] [blood: Heb. bloods]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 3:26

God tells Moses that He will not hear him regarding entering the Promised Land, showing that despite God's capability mentioned in Isaiah 59:1, He may still choose not to act or listen.

Deuteronomy 3:26: But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9

This verse states that those who turn away from the law will have their prayers be an abomination, contrasting with Isaiah 59:1, which highlights God's ability to hear prayers without referencing His conditions for listening.

Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

Contradiction with John 9:31

States that God does not hear sinners, which contradicts the implication in Isaiah 59:1 that God is always able to hear and save and places a condition on God's responsiveness.

John 9:31: Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:44

Mentions that God covers Himself with a cloud so that prayers cannot pass through, indicating a potential barrier to God's hearing, contrary to the unrestricted ability to hear implied in Isaiah 59:1.

Lamentations 3:44: Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.
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