Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 1:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 1:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 1:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that something very good has become spoiled or ruined. It's like when you have nice, shiny silver and tasty wine, but now the silver is dirty and the wine has been watered down, so they are not special anymore.

Isaiah 1:22: Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:25

This verse speaks of God restoring purity and refining away dross, contrasting with Isaiah 1:22 where the dross corrupts the silver.

Isaiah 1:25: And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: [purely: Heb. according to pureness]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 22:18-19

In these verses, Israel is compared to dross, which God will gather and melt, contrasting with the imagery in Isaiah 1:22 where the silver has become dross.

Ezekiel 22:18-19: Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are [even] the dross of silver. [dross of silver: Heb. drosses, etc]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:30

Here, people are rejected because they are "reprobate silver" due to impurities, showcasing a similar yet direct consequence unlike Isaiah 1:22 where the focus is on the existing corrupted state.

Jeremiah 6:30: Reprobate silver shall [men] call them, because the LORD hath rejected them. [Reprobate...: or, Refuse silver]

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:4

This verse talks about taking away dross to bring purer silver, which contradicts the notion in Isaiah 1:22 where silver is defiled by the dross.

Proverbs 25:4: Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
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