Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 13:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 13:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 13:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, God puts limits on where I can go and watches everything I do carefully, like keeping my feet in a place where they can't move. It's like leaving a mark on my feet to remember where I've been, showing that God is always paying attention to my actions.

Job 13:27: Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. [lookest...: Heb. observest] [heels: Heb. roots]

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

While Job 13:27 speaks of God marking our paths and scrutinizing our actions, Psalm 103:12 emphasizes the removal of our transgressions, suggesting forgiveness rather than constant scrutiny.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Contradiction with Micah 7:19

Contrasting Job 13:27's focus on holding past actions to account, Micah 7:19 highlights God casting sins into the sea, signifying complete forgiveness and forgetfulness.

Micah 7:19: He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

Job 13:27 implies God marks and remembers iniquities, whereas Isaiah 43:25 emphasizes God’s active will to not remember sins.

Isaiah 43:25: I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

While Job describes detailed observation of sins, Jeremiah 31:34 declares God’s promise to forgive and never remember sins.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Paradox #1

The verse in question talks about being watched closely and restricted. A potential theological conflict could arise when trying to reconcile the idea of a loving and merciful God with the depiction of God as one who watches sternly and imposes strict limitations. This might seem inconsistent with the notion of human free will and divine grace.

Paradox #2

The contradiction or conflict could be related to the feeling of being unjustly punished or overly scrutinized by God, which can clash with the belief in a just and fair God who understands human limitations. This can create tension between the perception of divine justice and personal experience of suffering.

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