Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 59:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 59:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 59:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, Christians understand this verse to mean that people were choosing to do wrong things and say lies against God. They were not following God’s ways and their hearts were thinking and speaking untrue things.

Isaiah 59:13: In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:9

This verse emphasizes forgiveness and cleansing from unrighteousness upon confession, whereas Isaiah 59:13 discusses rebellion and sinful actions.

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Contradiction with Romans 5:20

This verse discusses how grace abounds even more where sin increases, contrasting with Isaiah 59:13, which highlights ongoing rebellion and iniquity without mention of grace.

Romans 5:20: Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:21

This verse speaks about the possibility of repentance and turning from sin leading to life, while Isaiah 59:13 focuses on the acknowledgment of transgressions and rebellion.

Ezekiel 18:21: But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

This verse describes the removal of transgressions as far as the east is from the west, while Isaiah 59:13 dwells on acknowledging the separation caused by sins.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

This verse assures of God’s forgiveness and forgetting of sins, contrasting with Isaiah 59:13, which mentions acknowledgment of ongoing rebellion and deceit.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Paradox #1

Isaiah 59:13 talks about being unfaithful to God and engaging in actions that go against His teachings. A potential moral conflict might be the struggle between knowing what is right according to religious teachings and choosing to act in ways that contradict those teachings. This can reflect the human tendency to fall short of ideals and explore the tension between intention and action.

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