Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 23:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 23:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 23:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, after many years, God will visit the city of Tyre, and it will start doing bad things with other countries again, just like before. It's a way of saying that Tyre will return to its old ways of not following God's rules.

Isaiah 23:17: And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 50:39

Jeremiah 50:39 describes desolation and no habitation, whereas Isaiah 23:17 talks about Tyre being visited and returning to her trade.

Jeremiah 50:39: Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell [there], and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 26:14

In Ezekiel 26:14, it is prophesied that Tyre will never be rebuilt, contradicting Isaiah 23:17 where Tyre resumes trade.

Ezekiel 26:14: And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be [a place] to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.

Contradiction with Revelation 18:21

Revelation 18:21 describes Babylon being destroyed and found no more, contrasting Isaiah 23:17 where Tyre's commerce revives.

Revelation 18:21: And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
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