Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 17:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 17:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 17:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, when many people or countries act like big waves, God will tell them to stop, and they will run away fast like tiny pieces of plants being blown by the wind. It shows that God is very powerful and can make scary things go away.

Isaiah 17:13: The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but [God] shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. [a rolling...: or, thistledown]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

This verse speaks about peacemakers being blessed, which contradicts the depiction in Isaiah 17:13 of nations being a rushing chaotic force.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with Psalm 46:10

It instructs to be still and recognize God's sovereignty, contrasting the tumult and uproar of the nations mentioned in Isaiah 17:13.

Psalm 46:10: Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

This prophecy of nations beating swords into plowshares contradicts the imagery of tumultuous and battle-ready nations in Isaiah 17:13.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

Describes a future where there is no more chaos or tears, conflicting with the image of nations rushing and making noise in Isaiah 17:13.

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 Micah 4:3

Predicts peaceful resolutions and the end of war, standing in contrast to the roaring and rushing described in Isaiah 17:13.

Micah 4:3: And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Zechariah 9:10

Speaks of peace to the nations and eliminating war instruments, opposite to the fierce depiction of nations in Isaiah 17:13.

Zechariah 9:10: And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

States that when a man's ways please the Lord, his enemies are at peace with him, contrasting with the disturbances and noise of nations in Isaiah 17:13.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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