Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 21:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 21:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 21:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means he felt very scared and hurt, like a mom having a baby, because of something frightening he heard and saw. He was so upset that he couldn't stand up straight.

Isaiah 21:3: Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing [of it]; I was dismayed at the seeing [of it].

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:7

This verse describes peace and joy, which contradicts the anguish and dismay in Isaiah 21:3.

Isaiah 14:7: The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

This verse speaks about sudden destruction while people are saying "Peace and safety," contrasting the forewarning in Isaiah 21:3.

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:14

Talks of false peace and healing, opposing the true turmoil expressed in Isaiah 21:3.

Jeremiah 6:14: They have healed also the hurt [of the daughter] of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace. [hurt: Heb. bruise, or, breach]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 13:10

Illustrates a false sense of peace, contradictory to the genuine anguish in Isaiah 21:3.

Ezekiel 13:10: Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [morter]: [a wall: or, a slight wall]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

Describes the absence of pain and suffering, opposing the intense pain in Isaiah 21:3.

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.
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