Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 5:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 5:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 5:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God will take care of the weak and gentle, like little lambs, by giving them what they need. Meanwhile, things that belong to the rich and powerful will be used by others, even those who are new or from far away.

Isaiah 5:17: Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:25

This verse contradicts Isaiah 5:17 by calling for God’s wrath upon nations that do not know Him, rather than a description of restoration or peace for the lambs.

Jeremiah 10:25: Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 34:29

Here God promises to “raise up for them a plantation of renown” ensuring food security, whereas Isaiah 5:17 talks about lambs feeding on desolate lands.

Ezekiel 34:29: And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. [of renown: or, for renown] [consumed: Heb. taken away]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:11

God promises to make the land more prosperous than before, which contrasts with lambs feeding in waste places as mentioned in Isaiah 5:17.

Ezekiel 36:11: And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better [unto you] than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

Contradiction with Amos 5:11

This verse indicates ruin and deprivation for the oppressors, while in Isaiah 5:17, there’s provision for lambs and strangers.

Amos 5:11: Forasmuch therefore as your treading [is] upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. [pleasant...: Heb. vineyards of desire]

Contradiction with Micah 4:4

Speaks of every man sitting under his vine and fig tree, a vision of peace and safety, rather than feeding in waste places.

Micah 4:4: But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make [them] afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken [it].

Contradiction with Amos 9:14

Restoration to a flourishing state is promised here, which opposes the idea of lambs feeding in "waste places."

Amos 9:14: And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Contradiction with Joel 2:24

Talks about the threshing floors being full of grain, suggesting abundance rather than desolation or waste.

Joel 2:24: And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
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