Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 7:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 7:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 7:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this means God was saying that He would call for help from other lands, like Egypt and Assyria, to come and do something important. It's like God is saying, "I can ask others from far places to come and help when I need them."

Isaiah 7:18: And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD shall hiss for the fly that [is] in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that [is] in the land of Assyria.

Contradiction with John 3:16

It speaks of God's love and salvation for all the world, whereas Isaiah 7:18 depicts a scenario of desolation and destruction from God's command.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

Describes God relenting from sending disaster upon repentance, contradicting the inevitability of destruction suggested in Isaiah 7:18.

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 Numbers 23:19

States that God does not change His mind, contradicting the idea of God commanding something negative as in Isaiah 7:18, possibly implying change.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with James 1:13

Claims God cannot be tempted by evil nor does He tempt anyone, which contradicts the act of causing devastation as mentioned in Isaiah 7:18.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

Emphasizes that God is love, posing a contradiction to the malevolent forces set loose by God in Isaiah 7:18.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
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