Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 15:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 15:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 15:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, people are really sad and upset, so they wear rough clothes called sackcloth and cry loudly everywhere, even on their rooftops. They show how much they are hurting by crying a lot in the streets.

Isaiah 15:3: In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. [weeping...: Heb. descending into weeping, or, coming down with weeping]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:4

Contradicts by implying that mourning leads to comfort, whereas Isaiah 15:3 suggests an unrelenting state of lamentation.

Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:4

Contradicts by suggesting that mourning is part of a balanced cycle, unlike the ongoing and pervasive mourning in Isaiah 15:3.

Ecclesiastes 3:4: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Contradiction with Psalm 30:5

Contradicts by promising that weeping is temporary and joy comes in the morning, while Isaiah 15:3 depicts continuous weeping without relief.

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 Revelation 21:4

Contradicts by offering a future without mourning, in contrast to the unending mourning in Isaiah 15:3.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Contradiction with Isaiah 61:3

Contradicts by promising comfort and joy for those who mourn, unlike the depiction of unmitigated mourning in Isaiah 15:3.

Isaiah 61:3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
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