Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 22:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 22:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 22:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, the leaders have run away and been captured by enemies with bows, and everyone who was found has been taken away together too, even those who tried to escape from far away.

Isaiah 22:3: All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, [which] have fled from far. [by...: Heb. of the bow]

Contradiction with Isaiah 37:36

Isaiah 22:3 mentions rulers fleeing, while Isaiah 37:36 describes the defeat of the enemy without needing the rulers to flee.

Isaiah 37:36: Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 19:35

Similar to Isaiah 37:36, 2 Kings 19:35 describes a miraculous defeat of an army, highlighting divine intervention rather than the capture and fleeing of leaders.

2 Kings 19:35: And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:29

This verse suggests people fled out of fear for their lives rather than being captured, which contrasts with the capture and fleeing described in Isaiah 22:3.

Jeremiah 4:29: The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city [shall be] forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:27

Mentions leaders who are in despair but doesn’t describe them fleeing or being captured in the same context as Isaiah 22:3.

Ezekiel 7:27: The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD. [according...: Heb. with their judgments]

Contradiction with Nahum 2:8

Describes people fleeing in a disorganized way out of panic, but not necessarily rulers being captured like in Isaiah 22:3.

Nahum 2:8: But Nineveh [is] of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, [shall they cry]; but none shall look back. [of old: or, from the days that she hath been] [look back: or, cause them to turn]
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