Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 16:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 16:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 16:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that the happy times in the fields and vineyards are gone, and there will be no more singing or joy because there will be no wine to make people celebrate. This is because God has stopped the happy sounds people make when they gather grapes and make wine.

Isaiah 16:10: And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in [their] presses; I have made [their vintage] shouting to cease.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:4

This verse mentions that there is a time to dance and rejoice, which contradicts Isaiah 16:10's depiction of joy and gladness being taken away.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 96:12

This verse speaks of fields being joyful and all that is in them, contrasting the removal of gladness from the fields in Isaiah 16:10.

Psalm 96:12: Let the field be joyful, and all that [is] therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:12

In this verse, people are described as rejoicing in the abundance of the fruitful field, in contrast to the lack of joy and singing in the vineyards mentioned in Isaiah 16:10.

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.

Contradiction with Joel 2:24

This verse describes the vats overflowing with wine and oil, contrasting with the ceasing of the treading of grapes in Isaiah 16:10.

Joel 2:24: And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

Contradiction with Zechariah 8:19

This verse states that the fasts will become times of joy and gladness, contradicting the removal of joy and gladness in Isaiah 16:10.

Zechariah 8:19: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth [month], and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. [feasts: or, solemn, or, set times]
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