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.