Contradiction with Isaiah 10:5
This verse speaks of Assyria as the rod of God's anger, suggesting destruction rather than a crown of glory.
Isaiah 10:5: O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. [O...: or, Woe to the Assyrian: Heb. Asshur] [and: or, though]
Contradiction with Isaiah 5:26-30
These verses describe God summoning foreign nations for judgment against Israel, contradicting the idea of enhancement and splendor.
Isaiah 5:26-30: And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:11-12
God warns of devising evil against Israel, contrasting with the idea of Israel being a diadem for God's people.
Jeremiah 18:11-12: Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
Contradiction with Lamentations 2:1
The Lord covers Zion with a cloud of anger, which opposes the notion of it being a site of glory.
Lamentations 2:1: How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, [and] cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
Contradiction with Hosea 13:16
The prophecy of Samaria's fall and destruction stands in contrast to an image of glory and beauty.
Hosea 13:16: Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Contradiction with Amos 3:11
The prophecy of an adversary surrounding the land and bringing down strength disputes the idea of a crown of glory.
Amos 3:11: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary [there shall be] even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
Contradiction with Micah 3:12
Predicts that Zion will be plowed like a field, challenging the uplifting vision described in Isaiah 28:5.
Micah 3:12: Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
Contradiction with Nahum 3:5
God speaks against Nineveh with a promise of shame, conflicting with a promise of glory and beauty for Israel.
Nahum 3:5: Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
Contradiction with Malachi 4:1
The prophecy of a day burning like an oven contrasts the calming image of glory.
Malachi 4:1: For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:26
Talks about destruction upon destruction and hearing bad news, which stands at odds with a vision of beauty and exaltation.
Ezekiel 7:26: Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.