Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 23:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 23:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 23:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that the people of Tarshish should move freely through their land like a river because they have lost their power. It suggests that they can no longer be strong and controlled, just like a river can't be held back.

Isaiah 23:10: Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: [there is] no more strength. [strength: Heb. girdle]

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

Isaiah 23:10 exhorts action and independence, while Isaiah 2:4 encourages peace and the cessation of conflict.

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 30:7

Isaiah 23:10 promotes self-reliance, whereas Isaiah 30:7 describes reliance on Egypt as vain and emphasizes inaction.

Isaiah 30:7: For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength [is] to sit still. [concerning...: or, to her]

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:19

Isaiah 23:10 speaks of the flowing on land, in contrast, Isaiah 43:19 presents God making a way in deserts, indicating divine intervention over human action.

Isaiah 43:19: Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.
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