Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 5:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 5:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 5:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God thought of Israel as a special vineyard where good things should grow, like justice and kindness. But instead, He saw bad things happening, like unfairness and people crying out for help.

Isaiah 5:7: For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. [his...: Heb. plant of his pleasures] [oppression: Heb. a scab]

Contradiction with Isaiah 3:14

While Isaiah 5:7 speaks of God judging His vineyard for producing bad fruit, Isaiah 3:14 suggests that exploitation by leaders is the cause of devastation, placing blame on leadership rather than the community as a whole.

Isaiah 3:14: The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor [is] in your houses. [eaten: or, burnt]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:10

Isaiah 5:7 blames the vineyard (Israel) for yielding wild grapes, while Jeremiah 12:10 attributes the vineyard's destruction to external forces, the unfaithful shepherds, thereby shifting the responsibility away from the vineyard itself.

Jeremiah 12:10: Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. [pleasant...: Heb. portion of desire]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:16

Isaiah 5:7 implies that the vineyard is expected to produce good fruit but yields bad; Matthew 7:16 contradicts this by asserting that good trees can only produce good fruit and bad trees only bad fruit, conflicting with the notion of transformation to unexpected results.

Matthew 7:16: Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Contradiction with John 15:5

In Isaiah 5:7, the responsibility for the bad fruit lies with the vineyard (Israel); John 15:5 emphasizes that bearing good fruit is dependent on the vine's connection to Christ, suggesting it's less about the vine's inherent qualities and more about its spiritual connection.

John 15:5: I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. [without me: or, severed from me]
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