Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 14:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 14:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 14:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, just like water can dry up and disappear, sometimes in life, our happiness or good things can seem to go away, but we have to trust that better times can come back.

Job 14:11: [As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

Contradiction with Revelation 21:1

This verse describes a new heaven and a new earth, indicating that even after the first earth passes away, there will be renewal, contrasting with Job 14:11 which emphasizes the permanence of the end.

Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Contradiction with Isaiah 35:6-7

This passage describes streams and waters breaking forth in the desert, depicting a theme of renewal and restoration, contradicting the irreversibility implied in Job 14:11.

Isaiah 35:6-7: Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:5-6

These verses describe God bringing life back to dry bones, suggesting the possibility of revival, which opposes the notion of finality in Job 14:11.

Ezekiel 37:5-6: Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

Contradiction with John 4:14

Here, Jesus speaks of providing living water that ensures eternal satisfaction, a contrast to the drying up and ceasing in Job 14:11.

John 4:14: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:18

God promises to open rivers in high places and fountains in the valleys, again bringing water to arid lands, contradicting the drying imagery in Job 14:11.

Isaiah 41:18: I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

Paradox #1

The possible scientific inconsistency in Job 14:11 could be the implication that water bodies, such as seas or rivers, dry up completely. Scientifically, while it's true that water can evaporate or rivers can run dry in certain conditions, large bodies of water like seas or oceans do not completely dry up under normal circumstances due to the Earth’s water cycle.

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