Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 14:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 14:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 14:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, God says He will go against the people in a place called Babylon and make sure no one from their families is left. God wants to stop them because they have done wrong things.

Isaiah 14:22: For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, which contradicts the idea in Isaiah 14:22 of cutting off offspring for the father's sins.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:16

This verse declares that children should not be put to death for the sins of the parents, opposing Isaiah 14:22's theme of punishing offspring.

Deuteronomy 24:16: The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:29-30

These verses indicate that individuals will die for their own sins, contradicting Isaiah 14:22 where the descendants are punished.

Jeremiah 31:29-30: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 14:6

This verse reinforces that children are not to be executed for their fathers' sins, contrasting Isaiah 14:22's implication of such punishment.

2 Kings 14:6: But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
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