Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 17:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 17:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 17:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that even when most things are taken away, there will still be a few good things left, like a few grapes or olives left on a tree. It shows that God will always leave a little bit of hope and goodness, even when things seem really bad.

Isaiah 17:6: Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two [or] three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four [or] five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.

Contradiction with Isaiah 37:31

The remnant of Judah will take root downward and bear fruit upward, indicating prosperity rather than gleaning a few olives.

Isaiah 37:31: And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward: [the remnant...: Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth]

Contradiction with Amos 9:14

God will restore His people to their land and they will rebuild and prosper, contrary to the image of leftover olives.

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

Describes a period of abundance and satisfaction, in contrast to the few remaining olives.

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 Isaiah 1:9

Speaks of the survival of a small remnant, but in a sense of preservation, not as sparse leftovers like the olives.

Isaiah 1:9: Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, [and] we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Contradiction with Joel 2:24

Describes overflowing grain and wine, opposite to the idea of a scant remnant in Isaiah 17:6.

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