Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 34:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 34:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 34:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse is like a warning that bad things will happen to a place. Plants that hurt and scary animals will show up where people used to live, showing it’s no longer a happy place.

Isaiah 34:13: And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, [and] a court for owls. [owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl]

Contradiction with Isaiah 35:1

This verse speaks of the desert rejoicing and blossoming, contradicting the desolation described in Isaiah 34:13.

Isaiah 35:1: The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:35

This verse describes desolate places becoming like the Garden of Eden, in contrast to the perpetual desolation in Isaiah 34:13.

Ezekiel 36:35: And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are become] fenced, [and] are inhabited.

Contradiction with Isaiah 32:15-16

These verses describe the wilderness being transformed into a fruitful field, opposing the description of desolation in Isaiah 34:13.

Isaiah 32:15-16: Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

Contradiction with Joel 2:3

This verse depicts a desolate wilderness being transformed before them, contradicting the permanent desert condition stated in Isaiah 34:13.

Joel 2:3: A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land [is] as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:19-20

These verses describe the planting of trees in the wilderness, contrary to the desolate imagery in Isaiah 34:13.

Isaiah 41:19-20: I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, [and] the pine, and the box tree together:

Contradiction with Isaiah 51:3

This verse promises comfort to Zion, turning wastelands into flowering gardens, contrary to Isa 34:13's depiction of desolation.

Isaiah 51:3: For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Contradiction with Revelation 22:1-2

These verses describe the New Jerusalem with abundant life and healing, contrasting with the barrenness mentioned in Isaiah 34:13.

Revelation 22:1-2: And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
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