Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 33:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 33:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 33:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, Christians often see this verse as a promise that God will make Jerusalem a safe and peaceful place that will last forever, like a strong tent that can't be taken down. It's a way of saying God will protect His people and their home always.

Isaiah 33:20: Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle [that] shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:1

Isaiah 24:1 speaks of the Lord making the earth empty and wastes, which contradicts the peace and stability suggested in Isaiah 33:20.

Isaiah 24:1: Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. [turneth...: Heb. perverteth the face thereof]

Contradiction with Isaiah 13:9

This verse shows God's wrath and destruction, in contrast to the tranquil imagery of Zion in Isaiah 33:20.

Isaiah 13:9: Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:23

Jeremiah speaks of the earth being desolate and void, contradicting the lasting, unshaken imagery of Zion.

Jeremiah 4:23: I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:15

States that others mock and hiss at Jerusalem, contrary to the depiction of an untroubled Zion in Isaiah 33:20.

Lamentations 2:15: All that pass by clap [their] hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying, Is] this the city that [men] call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? [by: Heb. by the way]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:2-3

Ezekiel speaks of an end coming to the land of Israel, contrasting with the perpetuity implied in Isaiah 33:20.

Ezekiel 7:2-3: Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
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