Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 61:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 61:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 61:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that God's people will come back to places that were broken and make them beautiful and full of life again. It's like fixing up a very old, broken-down house and making it a lovely home once more.

Isaiah 61:4: And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:11

This verse speaks of the land becoming desolation and the nations serving the king of Babylon for seventy years, highlighting destruction and servitude instead of rebuilding and restoration as in Isaiah 61:4.

Jeremiah 25:11: And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Contradiction with Lamentations 5:20

This verse questions why God would forget His people and forsake them for so long, contrasting with the promise of renewal and rebuilding in Isaiah 61:4.

Lamentations 5:20: Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [and] forsake us so long time? [so...: Heb. for length of days?]

Contradiction with Amos 9:8

Here, God declares He will destroy the sinful kingdom from the face of the earth, emphasizing judgment rather than restoration.

Amos 9:8: Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
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