Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 36:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 36:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 36:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Isaiah, this verse means that someone is promising to take people to a nice, new place where there is lots of food and drink, just like their own home. It's meant to sound like a really good place to live.

Isaiah 36:17: Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

This verse depicts a future of peace and prosperity planned by God, whereas Isaiah 36:17 speaks of coming exile and displacement.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:19

Promises blessings for obedience, contrasting with the impending threat and conditions laid out in Isaiah 36:17.

Isaiah 1:19: If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:12

Describes going out with joy and peace, which contradicts the invading Assyrian tone in Isaiah 36:17.

Isaiah 55:12: For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:7-9

Talks about a prosperous land given to Israel, contrasting with Isaiah 36:17's promise by Assyria, suggesting displacement.

Deuteronomy 8:7-9: For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

Contradiction with Psalm 37:3-4

Encourages trust in the Lord for security, conflicting with the reliance on Assyrian provisions in Isaiah 36:17.

Psalm 37:3-4: Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. [verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness]
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