Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 15:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 15:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 15:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that the land will be very dry and empty because there will be no water, no green plants, and no grass left. It shows how sad and difficult it will be when there is nothing growing.

Isaiah 15:6: For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. [desolate: Heb. desolations]

Contradiction with Isaiah 35:1

This verse speaks of the wilderness and the solitary place being glad and the desert rejoicing and blossoming, which contradicts the desolation described in Isaiah 15:6.

Isaiah 35:1: The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:13

This verse describes transformation and growth, replacing thorns with fir trees and briers with myrtle trees, in contrast to the barrenness mentioned in Isaiah 15:6.

Isaiah 55:13: Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off.

Contradiction with Joel 2:3

Here, the land is described as the garden of Eden before devastation but as a desolate wilderness afterward, contrasting with the unrelenting desolation in Isaiah 15:6.

Joel 2:3: A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land [is] as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:35

This verse contrasts with Isaiah 15:6 by depicting a restoration and tilled land that was desolate now becoming like the garden of Eden.

Ezekiel 36:35: And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are become] fenced, [and] are inhabited.

Contradiction with Amos 9:14

It promises the restoration of Israel's fortunes and a return to replanted vineyards and gardens, opposing the destruction and barrenness in Isaiah 15:6.

Amos 9:14: And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:12

This passage talks about abundance and prosperity, with the souls of people being like a watered garden, contrary to the dry and unfruitful land in Isaiah 15:6.

Jeremiah 31:12: Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
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