Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 62:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 62:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 62:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God thinks of His people like a shiny crown or special jewel that He holds and treasures. This means that God sees them as very important and special to Him.

Isaiah 62:3: Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:14

This verse calls Jacob a "worm," which contrasts with the glory and honor described in Isaiah 62:3.

Isaiah 41:14: Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. [men: or, few men]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:17

Though it mentions restoring health, the context of suffering and disdain contradict the royal imagery in Isaiah 62:3.

Jeremiah 30:17: For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, [saying], This [is] Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

Contradiction with Lamentations 1:8

Jerusalem is described as having sinned greatly and is compared to being like an unclean woman, which contradicts the honorable crown imagery of Isaiah 62:3.

Lamentations 1:8: Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. [is...: Heb. is become a removing, or, wandering]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:37

Jerusalem is exposed and shamed before lovers, contradicting the royal and honorific image of being a crown in Isaiah 62:3.

Ezekiel 16:37: Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
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