Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 9:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 9:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 9:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, God will take away both the important leaders and the people who follow them from Israel all at once. This means God will make a big change because the people were not behaving well.

Isaiah 9:14: Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:14

Isaiah 9:14 discusses the leaders causing the people to err, while Proverbs 11:14 emphasizes the importance of having multiple counselors for safety, suggesting wise leadership.

Proverbs 11:14: Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:6

Contrasts with Isaiah 9:14 in promoting victory and safety through numerous counselors, highlighting a different result of leadership and advice.

Proverbs 24:6: For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 12:6-8

These verses describe Rehoboam rejecting wise counsel, indirectly leading to a different type of err from that in Isaiah 9:14, which attributes error to the leader's role.

1 Kings 12:6-8: And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:1

While Isaiah 9:14 implies leadership causing downfall, Jeremiah 23:1 warns about the downfall to the leaders harming their flocks, aligning with the responsibility but distinguishing accountability.

Jeremiah 23:1: Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Micah 3:1-3

Highlights corrupt leaders as Isaiah 9:14 does, but Micah gives a vivid description of their deeds, directly blaming them unlike the more structural fault in Isaiah.

Micah 3:1-3: And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; [Is it] not for you to know judgment?

Contradiction with Ezekiel 34:2-4

Like Isaiah 9:14, this verse addresses failing leadership, yet the contradiction lies in Ezekiel's call for divine intervention versus Isaiah's attribution of judgment.

Ezekiel 34:2-4: Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe [be] to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Contradiction with Isaiah 3:12

Similar theme where leaders cause the people to err, but the contradiction could be drawn from the particular instance of children and women being leaders instead of elders.

Isaiah 3:12: [As for] my people, children [are] their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause [thee] to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. [lead...: or, call thee blessed] [destroy: Heb. swallow up]
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