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.