Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 10:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 10:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 10:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, God has hidden special plans and thoughts in His heart. Job believes that God knows everything and keeps secrets about what will happen.

Job 10:13: And these [things] hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this [is] with thee.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses state that God's thoughts and ways are higher than ours, suggesting that understanding God is beyond human capacity, which contradicts Job 10:13 where Job speaks as if he understands God's hidden intentions.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

This verse emphasizes the unsearchable and inscrutable nature of God's judgments, contrary to Job 10:13 where there's an implication that God's plans can be perceived or known.

Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:2

It suggests that concealing a matter is part of God's nature, contrasting with Job's implication in Job 10:13 that he can discern God's concealed purposes.

Proverbs 25:2: [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 29:29

This verse mentions that secret things belong to God, implying that not all divine purposes are revealed to humans, differing from Job's assertion of understanding God's intentions.

Deuteronomy 29:29: The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 11:5

Asserts the mystery of God's work which humans cannot fully comprehend, opposing the notion in Job 10:13 that God's hidden purposes can be known.

Ecclesiastes 11:5: As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
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