Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 33:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 33:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 33:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that when bad people take things, God will take them back just like a lot of bugs come and eat plants quickly. God promises to make things right, just like a big group of locusts that gather everything up.

Isaiah 33:4: And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:11

This verse suggests that wealth obtained by labor increases, while Isaiah 33:4 refers to the collection of spoil as if by locusts, which implies sudden and unearned wealth.

Proverbs 13:11: Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. [by labour: Heb. with the hand]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:20

This verse indicates that a faithful person will abound with blessings and warns against hastily getting rich, whereas Isaiah 33:4 depicts the rapid gathering of spoil.

Proverbs 28:20: A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [innocent: or, unpunished]

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:9

This verse warns about the dangers and temptations of seeking riches, while Isaiah 33:4 describes the accumulation of spoil without moral implications.

1 Timothy 6:9: But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:10

This verse notes dissatisfaction with riches, suggesting contrasting attitudes toward wealth compared to the spoil-gathering in Isaiah 33:4.

Ecclesiastes 5:10: He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.
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