Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 5:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 5:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 5:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, people who do bad things and act like it's not important are making a big mistake, like tying themselves up with ropes that are hard to break. It's a warning that doing wrong things can pull you away from what is good, like being stuck pulling a heavy cart.

Isaiah 5:18: Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

This verse offers forgiveness and cleansing from sin, contrasting with Isaiah 5:18's imagery of being bound to sin.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Romans 6:14

This verse states that sin shall not have dominion over you, contradicting the depiction in Isaiah 5:18 of being drawn by sin.

Romans 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:1

This verse speaks about freedom in Christ and not being entangled again in bondage, opposing the imagery of being tied to sin in Isaiah 5:18.

Galatians 5:1: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Contradiction with John 8:36

This verse emphasizes freedom from sin through the Son, conflicting with the portrayal of being held by sin in Isaiah 5:18.

John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or inconsistency in that verse could be seen in the idea of people knowingly continuing to do wrong while trying to justify or excuse their behavior. It raises questions about human nature and the struggle between understanding what is right and continuing to choose wrong actions, highlighting a conflict between moral awareness and actual behavior.

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