Contradictions and Paradoxes in Habakkuk 1:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Habakkuk 1:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Habakkuk 1:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Habakkuk, he is saying that people are like fish or little bugs that have no leader. This means they feel lost and confused without someone to guide them.

Habakkuk 1:14: And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, [that have] no ruler over them? [creeping: or, moving]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:26

This verse says humans are made in God's image and given dominion over creatures, contrasting with Habakkuk 1:14 which likens them to fish and creeping things.

Genesis 1:26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Contradiction with Psalm 8:5-6

Humans are described as being made a little lower than the angels and given dominion, opposing the depiction of humans as powerless in Habakkuk 1:14.

Psalm 8:5-6: For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:26

Jesus highlights God's care for humans above birds, opposite to the portrayal of humans without ruler in Habakkuk 1:14.

Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Contradiction with Hebrews 2:7-8

Humans are crowned with glory and honor and all things are put under their feet, contrasting with the helpless imagery of Habakkuk 1:14.

Hebrews 2:7-8: Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: [lower...: or, while inferior to]

Contradiction with Genesis 9:2

God instills fear and dread of humans in animals, in contradiction to humans likened to creatures without a ruler in Habakkuk 1:14.

Genesis 9:2: And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth [upon] the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
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