Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 64:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 64:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 64:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, people are asking God if He will stay quiet and let them keep suffering or if He will help them. They want to know if God will come and save them from their troubles.

Isaiah 64:12: Wilt thou refrain thyself for these [things], O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:3

While Isaiah 64:12 expresses a sense of divine silence and absence, Jeremiah 31:3 emphasizes God's everlasting love and continued presence.

Jeremiah 31:3: The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. [of...: Heb. from afar] [with lovingkindness...: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee]

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

Isaiah 64:12 suggests God is not responding to the people, whereas Hebrews 13:5 assures believers that God will never leave nor forsake them.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with 1 John 5:14

Isaiah 64:12 implies unanswered prayers, but 1 John 5:14 asserts that if we ask anything according to God's will, He hears us.

1 John 5:14: And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: [in: or, concerning]

Contradiction with Psalm 145:18

Isaiah 64:12 conveys a feeling of distance from God, in contrast, Psalm 145:18 promises that the Lord is near to all who call on Him.

Psalm 145:18: The LORD [is] nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

Isaiah 64:12 reflects on unheeded prayers, whereas Matthew 7:7 encourages believers to ask, seek, and knock, promising that they will receive, find, and have doors opened to them.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with John 14:14

Isaiah 64:12 questions God's responsiveness, while John 14:14 promises that asking in Jesus' name will result in action.

John 14:14: If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].
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