Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 5:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 5:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 5:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that many big and beautiful houses will be empty and nobody will live in them. This is because people did not listen to Him and made bad choices.

Isaiah 5:9: In mine ears [said] the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, [even] great and fair, without inhabitant. [In...: or, This is in mine ears, saith the LORD, etc] [Of a...: Heb. If not, etc]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

This verse declares that the meek shall inherit the earth, which contrasts the desolation described in Isaiah 5:9.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:11

It promises abundance of peace to the meek, contradicting the notion of houses being desolate.

Psalm 37:11: But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:33

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked, but He blesses the habitation of the just, in contrast to Isaiah 5:9, which predicts desolation for many houses.

Proverbs 3:33: The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell therein forever, opposing Isaiah 5:9's message of houses being without inhabitants.

Psalm 37:29: The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
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