Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 3:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 3:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 3:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that when times are tough, people might ask someone to be their leader just because they look like they have nice things. They hope that person can help fix the big problems around them.

Isaiah 3:6: When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand:

Contradiction with Proverbs 29:2

"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." - Suggests that rightful, capable leadership leads to happiness, contrasting the desperation implied in Isaiah 3:6 for any capable leader in chaos.

Proverbs 29:2: When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. [in...: or, increased]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:4

"And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD." - Shows God’s promise of giving leaders who take care, opposite of Isaiah 3:6 where leadership is sought out of desperation.

Jeremiah 23:4: And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7

"And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them." - Indicates people's rejection of divine rule, contradicting the search for human rule in chaos.

1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
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