Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 18:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 18:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 18:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is described as a gardener who knows the right time to trim and care for his garden. Just like a gardener cuts off extra branches to help plants grow better, God helps make things right and ready at the right time.

Isaiah 18:5: For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away [and] cut down the branches.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 48:32

Discusses how the branches of Sibmah have not reached as far as Jazer, contrasting with the clear action of cutting off branches before harvest in Isaiah 18:5.

Jeremiah 48:32: O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach [even] to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

Contradiction with John 15:2

Emphasizes the pruning of branches that bear no fruit for growth, contrasting with Isaiah 18:5, where fruitful branches are cut.

John 15:2: Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:30

Suggests letting both wheat and tares grow together until harvest, contrasting with the pre-harvest cutting in Isaiah 18:5.

Matthew 13:30: Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:2

States there is a time to plant and a time to pluck up, implying clear timing rather than premature cutting, which Isaiah 18:5 suggests.

Ecclesiastes 3:2: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; [to be...: Heb. to bear]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 11:4

Advises against observing the wind and refraining from sowing, contrasting Isaiah 18:5's proactive approach of cutting before harvest.

Ecclesiastes 11:4: He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Contradiction with Proverbs 26:1

Observes the inappropriateness of snow in summer, contrasting with the premature timing indicated in Isaiah 18:5.

Proverbs 26:1: As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

Contradiction with Genesis 8:22

Promises the continued cycle of seedtime and harvest, contrasting with the interruption of this cycle in Isaiah 18:5.

Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]
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