Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 14:14

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

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse asks if a person can come back to life after they die and talks about waiting patiently for a change or new hope. Christians often see this as a message about trusting God and believing in life after death.

Job 14:14: If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

Contradiction with John 11:25-26

These verses, where Jesus speaks of Himself as the resurrection and life, imply assurance of life after death, contrasting Job's questioning of life after 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 1 Corinthians 15:52

This verse describes the resurrection at the last trumpet, indicating certainty of life after death, which differs from Job's questioning nature.

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 Daniel 12:2

This verse speaks of a future resurrection to everlasting life, contradicting Job's uncertainty about life after death.

Daniel 12:2: And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.

Contradiction with Psalm 16:10

This verse suggests a confidence in not being abandoned to death, contrasting with Job 14:14's uncertainty.

Psalm 16:10: For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Contradiction with Revelation 20:12

This verse describes the dead being judged, implying a certainty of resurrection and life beyond death, opposing Job's uncertainty.

Revelation 20:12: And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:1

This verse talks about a heavenly dwelling after death, offering assurance in contrast to Job's questioning stance.

2 Corinthians 5:1: For we know that if our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Paradox #1

Job 14:14 raises questions about life after death and the hope of resurrection. A contradiction could be seen in the uncertainty and differing beliefs about the afterlife. Some may view this as conflicting with other religious texts that have more definitive answers about life after death, leading to debates on the nature of divine justice and human suffering.

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