Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 8:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 8:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 8:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christian understanding, Isaiah sees a warning that difficult times like a big flood might come to their land. But the name "Immanuel" reminds them that God is with them and will help them.

Isaiah 8:8: And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach [even] to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. [stretching...: Heb. fulness of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretchings out of his wings]

Contradiction with Isaiah 8:10

While Isaiah 8:8 talks about the land being filled, Isaiah 8:10 speaks about plans not succeeding as God is with them.

Isaiah 8:10: Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.

Contradiction with Psalm 33:11

Contradicts Isaiah 8:8 by stating that the counsel of the LORD stands forever, implying stability rather than overwhelming invasion.

Psalm 33:11: The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. [to all...: Heb. to generation and generation]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:5

In Isaiah 8:8, a foreign nation invades, while Habakkuk 1:5 shows God doing a work that others wouldn’t believe, emphasizing unexpected divine intervention.

Habakkuk 1:5: Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] ye will not believe, though it be told [you].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Offers a message of hope and future, conflicting with the impending judgment and invasion described in Isaiah 8:8.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:21

Highlights that while many plans exist in a man’s heart, it’s the LORD’s purpose that prevails, contrasting the inevitable, seemingly uncontrollable nature of Isaiah 8:8’s flooding imagery.

Proverbs 19:21: [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
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