Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 37:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 37:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 37:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that the king of Assyria will not attack the city, will not use arrows, shields, or build a wall to fight against it. God promises that the city will be safe from harm.

Isaiah 37:33: Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 21:4

While Isaiah 37:33 states that the king of Assyria will not shoot an arrow in Jerusalem, Jeremiah 21:4 suggests warfare against Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 21:4: Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that [are] in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and [against] the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:4

Isaiah 37:33 assures no attack will occur, whereas Lamentations 2:4 describes the city being targeted and defeated.

Lamentations 2:4: He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all [that were] pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire. [all...: Heb. all the desirable of the eye]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 21:22

Contradicts Isaiah 37:33 by depicting a prophecy of destruction and siege plans against Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 21:22: At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint [battering] rams against the gates, to cast a mount, [and] to build a fort. [captains: or, battering rams: Heb. rams]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 25:1

This verse describes a siege against Jerusalem, contradicting the promise in Isaiah 37:33 of no siege.

2 Kings 25:1: And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
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