Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 28:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 28:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 28:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, the beautiful things in a special place will not last long, like a flower that wilts quickly or a fruit that is eaten too soon. This means that wonderful things can quickly disappear if people are not careful.

Isaiah 28:4: And the glorious beauty, which [is] on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, [and] as the hasty fruit before the summer; which [when] he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. [eateth: Heb. swalloweth]

Contradiction with Isaiah 28:1

Describes the fading nature of the "glorious beauty," contradicting the idea of something still desirable or joyful.

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 1 Peter 1:24

Compares human glory to grass that withers, conflicting with the temporal beauty mentioned in Isaiah 28:4.

1 Peter 1:24: For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: [For: or, For that]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

Advises against laying up treasures on earth, a contrast to the fleeting riches implied in Isaiah 28:4.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with James 1:11

Talks about how the sun rises and withers the grass, conflicting with the idea of temporary beauty remaining desirable.

James 1:11: For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
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