Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 32:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 32:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 32:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God blesses people who work hard and care for the land, using animals like oxen and donkeys to help. This means that God is happy when people use what they have wisely and kindly to make good things grow.

Isaiah 32:20: Blessed [are] ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth [thither] the feet of the ox and the ass.

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.
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