Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 3:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 3:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 3:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is upset with the women of Jerusalem because they are being proud and acting in a showy way. They are walking around trying to get attention and showing off too much.

Isaiah 3:16: Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: [wanton...: Heb. deceiving with their eyes] [mincing: or, tripping nicely]

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

Proverbs 31:30 extols the value of inner beauty and the fear of the Lord, which contradicts Isaiah 3:16's critique of external adornment and haughtiness.

Proverbs 31:30: Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3-4

This verse advises women to prioritize inner beauty and a gentle spirit over outward adornment, contrasting with the external focus in Isaiah 3:16.

1 Peter 3:3-4: Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse emphasizes that the Lord looks at the heart, not outward appearance, which opposes the focus on external attributes in Isaiah 3:16.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
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