Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 14:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 14:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 14:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, Job is very sad and he wishes that God would keep him safe in a secret place until the bad times are over, and then remember him again. Job trusts that even when things are really hard, God will eventually make things better.

Job 14:13: O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:52

Job 14:13 expresses a desire for God to hide Job in the grave, whereas 1 Corinthians 15:52 speaks of an immediate transformation at the resurrection, indicating no prolonged hiding.

1 Corinthians 15:52: In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Contradiction with John 11:25-26

Job wishes for concealment in death, whereas Jesus assures believers of eternal life through belief in Him, highlighting life beyond death.

John 11:25-26: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Contradiction with Isaiah 26:19

While Job asks to be hidden in the grave, Isaiah prophesies the dead will come to life and rise again, contrasting the idea of wanting to stay hidden.

Isaiah 26:19: Thy dead [men] shall live, [together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:21

Job seeks concealment, but this verse discusses transformation into a glorious body, implying an active, not hidden, future.

Philippians 3:21: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Contradiction with Revelation 20:4

Contradicts the longing for death’s concealment by promising reign and life for those who have been faithful, even after death.

Revelation 20:4: And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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