Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 16:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 16:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 16:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is telling the people that in three years, something bad will happen to Moab, making them much weaker and not many will be left. This means that even if Moab is strong now, they will not stay that way for long.

Isaiah 16:14: But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant [shall be] very small [and] feeble. [feeble: or, not many]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 29:11

This verse prophesies that Egypt will be uninhabited for forty years, while Isaiah 16:14 speaks of a three-year timeframe for the destruction of Moab, showing a contradiction in the duration of desolation prophesied for neighboring regions.

Ezekiel 29:11: No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.

Contradiction with Amos 1:13-15

Amos prophesies the destruction of the Ammonites without a specific timeframe, differing from Isaiah 16:14's precise three-year prophecy for Moab.

Amos 1:13-15: Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: [ripped...: or, divided the mountains]

Contradiction with Isaiah 15:1

Here, the destruction of Moab is described more generally, whereas Isaiah 16:14 specifies a three-year period until complete destruction.

Isaiah 15:1: The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; [brought...: or, cut off]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 48:47

Although it mentions a future restoration for Moab, it contradicts Isaiah 16:14 which implies a total and unaffected destruction within three years without mention of restoration.

Jeremiah 48:47: Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far [is] the judgment of Moab.
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