Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 60:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 60:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 60:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is saying that He will make His special place very beautiful using the best trees from faraway places, like fir, pine, and box trees. These will make His home, where He is honored, look amazing and wonderful.

Isaiah 60:13: The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:7-9

These verses describe God’s willingness to destroy and reject Israel if they turn away from Him, contrasting the glory and favor promised in Isaiah 60:13.

1 Kings 9:7-9: Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:7-9

God expresses rejection and forsaking of His heritage, countering the theme of bringing glory and establishing His people in Isaiah 60:13.

Jeremiah 12:7-9: I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. [the dearly...: Heb. the love]

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:7

The Lord has cast off His altar and abhorred His sanctuary, which contradicts the beautification and honoring of His sanctuary mentioned in Isaiah 60:13.

Lamentations 2:7: The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. [given up: Heb. shut up]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:11

God declares He will withdraw and not spare, which contradicts the promise of glory and splendor given to His sanctuary in Isaiah 60:13.

Ezekiel 5:11: Wherefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

Contradiction with Micah 3:12

Zion will be plowed as a field and Jerusalem will become ruins, contradicting the depiction of beauty and the glorification of His place in Isaiah 60:13.

Micah 3:12: Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
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