Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 55:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 55:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 55:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that God will take away bad and hurtful things, like thorns, and replace them with good and beautiful things, like strong trees. This change is a special promise from God that will last forever and show how amazing God is.

Isaiah 55:13: Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-18

While Isaiah 55:13 speaks of replacing thorns with fir trees, this verse states that the earth will bring forth thorns and thistles after the fall of man.

Genesis 3:17-18: 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 Hebrews 6:8

Isaiah 55:13 replaces thorns with myrtles, whereas this verse describes land producing thorns and briers as a negative outcome.

Hebrews 6:8: But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected, and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned.
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