Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 51:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 51:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 51:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God will make the sad and empty places of Zion happy and beautiful again, just like the Garden of Eden. People there will be joyful, sing songs, and say thank you to God.

Isaiah 51:3: For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19

These verses describe the curse upon the ground, resulting in thorns and thistles, contrasting the transformation in Isaiah 51:3 into a flourishing garden.

Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:23

This verse speaks of the heaven over being brass and the earth below being iron, implying barrenness, which contrasts the flourishing garden of Isaiah 51:3.

Deuteronomy 28:23: And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron.

Contradiction with Job 14:1-2

Job describes life as short and full of trouble, fading like a flower, which contrasts with the rejuvenation and everlasting joy described in Isaiah 51:3.

Job 14:1-2: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:4

Jeremiah laments that the land mourns and crops are devoured, in stark contrast to the description of a flourishing and joyful landscape in Isaiah 51:3.

Jeremiah 12:4: How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:4

This verse talks about the roads to Zion mourning as no one comes to the feasts, contradicting the joy and singing described in Isaiah 51:3.

Lamentations 1:4: The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she [is] in bitterness.

Contradiction with Joel 1:12

The vine is dried up, the fig tree languishes, and joy withers away, which is contrary to the transformation and gladness depicted in Isaiah 51:3.

Joel 1:12: The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, [even] all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

Contradiction with Micah 7:13

The land shall be desolate because of the inhabitants' deeds, which contradicts the flourishing and comforting transformation described in Isaiah 51:3.

Micah 7:13: Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. [Notwithstanding: or, After that it hath been]

Contradiction with Zephaniah 1:15

This verse describes a day of wrath and trouble, contrary to the comforting and joyful transformation of Isaiah 51:3.

Zephaniah 1:15: That day [is] a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Contradiction with Revelation 8:7

This verse speaks of hail and fire destroying a third of the trees and all green grass, which contradicts the blossoming garden imagery in Isaiah 51:3.

Revelation 8:7: The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
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