Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 4:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 4:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 4:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God will make something very special and beautiful grow, like a wonderful plant, and this will make the people who are safe and happy love it. It will be a sign that God is taking care of them and making everything good.

Isaiah 4:2: In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth [shall be] excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. [beautiful...: Heb. beauty and glory] [them...: Heb. the escaping]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:5

This verse describes the Branch as a king who will reign wisely and execute judgment, which contradicts the peaceful and passive imagery in Isaiah 4:2.

Jeremiah 23:5: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Contradiction with John 18:36

This verse emphasizes that Christ's kingdom is not of this world, whereas Isaiah 4:2 can be interpreted as suggesting a physical manifestation on Earth.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:29

This verse describes Jesus being mocked with a crown of thorns, contradicting the glorious and honorable imagery associated with the Branch in Isaiah 4:2.

Matthew 27:29: And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put [it] upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:2

This verse describes the Messiah as having no form or majesty, which contrasts with the glorious branch described in Isaiah 4:2.

Isaiah 53:2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.
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