Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 32:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 32:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 32:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that someone will come to protect and take care of people, just like a strong house keeps you safe from a storm and cool water makes you happy when you’re very thirsty. This person is like a big rock that gives shade when you're tired in the hot sun.

Isaiah 32:2: And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. [great: Heb. heavy]

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus speaks of bringing a sword, not peace, which contrasts with the protection and refuge imagery of Isaiah 32:2.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:12

Speaks of darkness and slippery ways for false prophets, contrasting the stability and protection of Isaiah 32:2.

Jeremiah 23:12: Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery [ways] in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, [even] the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Speaks of sudden destruction instead of safety, opposing the refuge aspect of Isaiah 32:2.

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Contradiction with Luke 12:51

Jesus mentions division rather than the peace implied in the refuge of Isaiah 32:2.

Luke 12:51: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:20-21

The restlessness of the wicked contrasts with the peace and shelter promised in Isaiah 32:2.

Isaiah 57:20-21: But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 13:10

Highlights false claims of peace, which contrasts with the genuine peace and security in Isaiah 32:2.

Ezekiel 13:10: Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [morter]: [a wall: or, a slight wall]
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