Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 64:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 64:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 64:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God's special house, where people used to gather and be happy to honor Him, has been destroyed by fire, and all the nice things inside are gone. Christians often understand this as a reminder of how sad it is when things meant for worship are lost, and it encourages them to take care of their places of worship.

Isaiah 64:11: Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

Contradiction with Isaiah 65:17

This verse mentions God creating new heavens and a new earth, where the former troubles are forgotten, contrasting with the lament over destruction in Isaiah 64:11.

Isaiah 65:17: For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. [come...: Heb. come upon the heart]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 25:9

This verse describes the burning of the temple, aligning with Isaiah 64:11's description of desolation, but contradicts the hope for restoration.

2 Kings 25:9: And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great [man's] house burnt he with fire.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

This verse promises no more death or sorrow in the new creation, contradicting the mourning and ruin in Isaiah 64:11.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:28

Although it acknowledges destruction, it also mentions God's promise to rebuild, contrasting with the focus on desolation in Isaiah 64:11.

Jeremiah 31:28: And it shall come to pass, [that] like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:22-23

Highlights God's steadfast love and mercies, contrasting with the despair over destruction in Isaiah 64:11.

Lamentations 3:22-23: [It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:26

Promises an everlasting covenant of peace and restoration, opposing the destruction lamented in Isaiah 64:11.

Ezekiel 37:26: Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Contradiction with Joel 2:25

Promises restoration of years lost to destruction, which contradicts the desolation in Isaiah 64:11.

Joel 2:25: And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:1-2

Offers comfort and pardon to Jerusalem, contrasting with the lament of desolation in Isaiah 64:11.

Isaiah 40:1-2: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:11-12

Promises to rebuild Jerusalem with precious stones, contradicting the ruin described in Isaiah 64:11.

Isaiah 54:11-12: O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, [and] not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
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