Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 66:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 66:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 66:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, people who love Jerusalem should be happy and celebrate with her, even if they were sad before, because something good is happening. It's like when you feel happy for a friend who was sad but is now feeling better.

Isaiah 66:10: Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:26

Isaiah 66:10 speaks of rejoicing with Jerusalem, while Jeremiah 6:26 calls for mourning over Jerusalem's imminent destruction.

Jeremiah 6:26: O daughter of my people, gird [thee] with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, [as for] an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:1-2

Isaiah 66:10 encourages joy for Jerusalem, whereas Lamentations describes Jerusalem as solitary and full of grief, contrasting joy with sorrow.

Lamentations 1:1-2: How doth the city sit solitary, [that was] full of people! [how] is she become as a widow! she [that was] great among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary!

Contradiction with Matthew 23:37

While Isaiah 66:10 speaks of joy, Matthew 23:37 depicts Jesus lamenting over Jerusalem, highlighting sorrow and loss rather than rejoicing.

Matthew 23:37: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!

Contradiction with Luke 19:41-44

Isaiah 66:10 asks people to rejoice with Jerusalem, but this passage records Jesus weeping over Jerusalem, foreseeing its future suffering and destruction.

Luke 19:41-44: And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
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