Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19
These verses describe laboring and toiling the ground sorrowfully, in contrast to the blessing in Isaiah 32:20.
Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:38
This verse highlights a curse where sowing yields little, contradicting the blessing of abundant sowing in Isaiah 32:20.
Deuteronomy 28:38: Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.
Contradiction with Haggai 1:6
This verse speaks of sowing much but bringing in little, which contradicts the prosperous sowing mentioned in Isaiah 32:20.
Haggai 1:6: Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes. [with holes: Heb. pierced through]
Contradiction with Micah 6:15
Here it is said that you will sow but not reap, in contrast to the reaping aspect implied in Isaiah 32:20's blessed sowing.
Micah 6:15: Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:11
This verse describes labor as vanity and without profit, contradicting the positive outcome of labor suggested in Isaiah 32:20.
Ecclesiastes 2:11: Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all [was] vanity and vexation of spirit, and [there was] no profit under the sun.