Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 4:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 4:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 4:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God will call the people who stay in Jerusalem special and good because they are written in His book of life. These people are chosen to be with God because they live according to His ways.

Isaiah 4:3: And it shall come to pass, [that he that is] left in Zion, and [he that] remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, [even] every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem: [among...: or, to life]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:13-14

Contradicts by suggesting the path to righteousness is narrow and few find it, while Isaiah 4:3 implies those who remain in Zion are automatically holy.

Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [strait: or, narrow]

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

Contradicts by stating all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, while Isaiah 4:3 indicates those left in Zion will be called holy.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Contradicts by listing who will not inherit the kingdom of God, which implies not all who remain are holy, unlike Isaiah 4:3's assertion about Zion's remnant.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Contradiction with Revelation 21:27

Contradicts by stating nothing impure will enter the holy city, which implies a strict selection, whereas Isaiah 4:3 implies those remaining in Zion are automatically considered holy.

Revelation 21:27: And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Contradicts by declaring the heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure, conflicting with the notion in Isaiah 4:3 that those in Zion are automatically considered holy.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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