Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 22:1

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

According to Isaiah, this verse means that something important and serious is happening in a city where people usually understand God's messages, and everyone is going up to their rooftops because they are worried or scared. It is like when something big happens in a town, and all the people come out of their houses to see what's going on.

Isaiah 22:1: The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:34

This verse speaks about the wailing and lamentation of shepherds, which contradicts the imagery of the joyous or bustling city described in Isaiah 22:1.

Jeremiah 25:34: Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves [in the ashes], ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel. [the days...: Heb. your days for slaughter] [a pleasant...: Heb. a vessel of desire]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 27:28-31

These verses describe lamentation and mourning for Tyre, in contrast to Isaiah 22:1 where it addresses a "valley of vision" not characterized by such a scene.

Ezekiel 27:28-31: The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. [suburbs: or, waves]

Contradiction with Amos 5:16-17

This passage describes wailing and mourning in the streets, which contrasts with the tone implied in Isaiah 22:1.

Amos 5:16-17: Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Contradiction with Revelation 18:22-23

The silence and desolation of Babylon mentioned here contrasts with the active scene of the "valley of vision" in Isaiah 22:1.

Revelation 18:22-23: And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

Contradiction with Joel 2:1

This verse speaks of alarm and day of darkness, differing from the depiction of a gathering place or vision in Isaiah 22:1.

Joel 2:1: Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand; [trumpet: or, cornet]

Contradiction with Zephaniah 1:10-11

These verses speak of wailing from the Fish Gate and cries from the Second Quarter, which contradicts the "valley of vision" that Isaiah 22:1 refers to.

Zephaniah 1:10-11: And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, [that there shall be] the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
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