Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 18:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 18:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 18:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that the people who are doing wrong will be left outside, where birds and wild animals will come and eat them. It shows that bad choices can lead to very sad and lonely endings.

Isaiah 18:6: They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6

Describes animals in harmony rather than being eaten by birds or beasts.

Isaiah 11:6: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 33:24

Speaks of no one in Zion saying they are sick, contradicting the desolation implied in Isaiah 18:6.

Isaiah 33:24: And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein [shall be] forgiven [their] iniquity.

Contradiction with Isaiah 35:1

Talks about the desert blooming and rejoicing, contrary to devastation.

Isaiah 35:1: The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

Predicts peace and no war, conflicting with the imagery of conflict and defeat in Isaiah 18:6.

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 Isaiah 61:3

Promises comfort and beauty instead of the aftermath of battle.

Isaiah 61:3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Paradox #1

This verse describes a situation where dead bodies are left unburied for birds and animals. The moral conflict might arise from the idea that this lacks respect for the dead, contradicting values of dignity and proper burial found elsewhere in religious and cultural traditions.

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