Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 23:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 23:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 23:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that long ago, the Chaldean people lived in a place the Assyrians helped build, but it was later destroyed. This shows that God is powerful and can change big kingdoms.

Isaiah 23:13: Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, [till] the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; [and] he brought it to ruin.

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:1

This verse describes the Lord having mercy on Jacob and yet choosing Israel, which contrasts with the theme of destruction mentioned in Isaiah 23:13.

Isaiah 14:1: For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 19:25

This verse speaks of God's plans to weaken strong nations, which contradicts Isaiah 23:13 by highlighting divine intention versus historical destruction.

2 Kings 19:25: Hast thou not heard long ago [how] I have done it, [and] of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities [into] ruinous heaps. [long...: or, how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and fenced cities to be ruinous heaps?]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:7-8

This passage offers the possibility of repentance and averting disaster, which contrasts with the definitive destruction implied in Isaiah 23:13.

Jeremiah 18:7-8: [At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it];

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

God's decision to spare Nineveh after they repent contrasts with the unalterable judgment implied in Isaiah 23:13.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:32

Emphasizes that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, contrasting with the tone of divine retribution in Isaiah 23:13.

Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye. [yourselves: or, others]
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