Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 16:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 16:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 16:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, the fields and plants are sad because they have been damaged by other people. The plants have grown so much that they have reached the sea and the desert, but they are still broken.

Isaiah 16:8: For the fields of Heshbon languish, [and] the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come [even] unto Jazer, they wandered [through] the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. [stretched...: or, plucked up]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

While Isaiah 16:8 talks about the destruction and mourning of vineyards, Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 mentions there is a time to plant and a time to pluck, suggesting a balance rather than consistent destruction.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with John 15:1-2

In Isaiah 16:8, the vineyards are laid waste indicating loss and destruction, whereas in John 15:1-2, there is the idea of pruning for fruitfulness, suggesting growth through care.

John 15:1-2: I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:14-15

While Isaiah 16:8 discusses the end of the vineyards' productivity, Psalm 104:14-15 praises God for providing plants for man to cultivate, emphasizing abundance and sustenance.

Psalm 104:14-15: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Contradiction with Genesis 9:20

Isaiah 16:8 laments the ruin of Moab's vineyards, in contrast, Genesis 9:20 speaks of Noah beginning to be a husbandman and planting a vineyard, highlighting the initiation and cultivation instead of destruction.

Genesis 9:20: And Noah began [to be] an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
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