Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 6:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 6:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 6:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, he asked God how long bad things would happen. God replied that it would last until everything was empty and no one lived in the cities or houses anymore.

Isaiah 6:11: Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, [utterly...: Heb. desolate with desolation]

Contradiction with Psalm 30:5

This verse suggests that God's anger only lasts for a moment and favor is more enduring, contradicting the prolonged desolation mentioned in Isaiah 6:11.

Psalm 30:5: For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning. [his anger...: Heb. there is but a moment in his anger] [for a night: Heb. in the evening] [joy: Heb. singing]

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

This verse shows that God can relent from sending destruction if people repent, contrasting with the seemingly inevitable judgment in Isaiah 6:11.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

This verse indicates that God does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked, which contradicts the sense of prolonged judgment and desolation in Isaiah 6:11.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

It states that God is patient and not wanting anyone to perish, contradicting the idea of extended desolation in Isaiah 6:11.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:7-8

These verses suggest that God may avert disaster if a nation repents, in contrast to the inevitable desolation described in Isaiah 6:11.

Jeremiah 18:7-8: [At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it];
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