Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 28:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 28:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 28:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse tells us that God is warning the people of Ephraim who are proud and drink too much. Their beauty is like a pretty flower that is dying because they are not living in the right way.

Isaiah 28:1: Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty [is] a fading flower, which [are] on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! [overcome: Heb. broken]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:9-10

While Isaiah 28:1 speaks against the pride and downfall of Ephraim, Proverbs 3:9-10 encourages honoring the Lord with substance, implying prosperity and abundance as blessings rather than judgment.

Proverbs 3:9-10: Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:1

Isaiah 28:1 highlights woe and impending judgment, whereas Isaiah 55:1 offers an invitation to everyone that thirsts to come and receive freely, suggesting hope and salvation.

Isaiah 55:1: Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:3

Isaiah 28:1 pronounces woe to the proud and the haughty, whereas Matthew 5:3 blesses the poor in spirit, suggesting humility is the path to the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:3: Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Contradiction with James 4:6

Isaiah 28:1 warns of pride leading to downfall, while James 4:6 states that God gives grace to the humble, contrasting the outcomes of pride and humility.

James 4:6: But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
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