Contradictions and Paradoxes in Song of Solomon 3:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Song of Solomon 3:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Song of Solomon 3:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, this verse describes a special person coming out of the desert who smells wonderful, like nice spices, and looks amazing like tall smoke clouds. It's a way to show how beautiful and important the person is.

Song of Solomon 3:6: Who [is] this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

Contradiction with Isaiah 63:3

This verse contradicts the image of fragrance and beauty with imagery of blood and judgment, contrasting serene procession with violent action.

Isaiah 63:3: I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people [there was] none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:11-13

These verses contrast the peaceful imagery of Song of Solomon 3:6 with a forecast of disaster and destruction from the north.

Jeremiah 4:11-13: At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,

Contradiction with Matthew 23:27

This verse emphasizes internal corruption and death, which contrasts with the external beauty and purity of the imagery in Song of Solomon 3:6.

Matthew 23:27: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.

Contradiction with Revelation 14:20

This verse describes a scene of blood and wrath, opposing the serene and fragrant image of Solomon's procession.

Revelation 14:20: And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.
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