Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 3:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 3:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 3:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God was upset with the women of Zion because they were being too proud and showing off. So, He said He would make them feel ashamed and take away their fancy things.

Isaiah 3:17: Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. [discover: Heb. make naked]

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

This verse praises the value of a woman’s beauty when it comes from the fear of the Lord, contrasting the punishment on appearance in Isaiah 3:17.

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

Encourages focus on inner beauty rather than physical adornment, which contradicts the physical manifestation of judgment in Isaiah 3:17.

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 Psalm 139:14

Speaks of being fearfully and wonderfully made, celebrating creation rather than degrading it as in Isaiah 3:17.

Psalm 139:14: I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well. [right...: Heb. greatly]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

Emphasizes that God looks at the heart, not outward appearance, contrasting with the physical punishment mentioned in Isaiah 3:17.

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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