Contradiction with Jeremiah 47:4
While Isaiah 23:7 speaks to the joyful city, Jeremiah 47:4 predicts destruction for the cities, emphasizing judgment rather than joy.
Jeremiah 47:4: Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, [and] to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. [the country: Heb. the isle]
Contradiction with Ezekiel 26:14
Contrasts with Isaiah 23:7 by stating that the city will be built no more, indicating its destruction rather than its historic joy.
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 Isaiah 14:23
Contradicts by indicating that a city will be swept with a besom of destruction, indicating a desolate future contrary to the historic joy mentioned in Isaiah 23:7.
Isaiah 14:23: I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
Contradiction with Revelation 18:22
The end of music and joy contrasts with Isaiah's depiction of historical celebration, suggesting irreversible silence and ruin.
Revelation 18:22: 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 Isaiah 34:11
Declares a place will be abandoned, inhabited by beasts, which contradicts the established history of habitation and joy in Isaiah 23:7.
Isaiah 34:11: But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. [cormorant: or, pelican]