Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 14:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 14:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 14:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse means that God keeps and remembers all the wrong things a person has done, as if putting them in a bag. But it also shows that God takes these sins seriously and keeps track of them.

Job 14:17: My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

Contradiction with Psalm 32:1

Job 14:17 speaks of transgressions sealed up in a bag, whereas Psalm 32:1 refers to those whose transgressions are forgiven and covered, highlighting divine mercy and forgiveness.

Psalm 32:1: [[A Psalm] of David, Maschil.] Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [whose] sin [is] covered. [A Psalm...: or, A Psalm of David giving instruction]

Contradiction with 1 John 1:9

Job 14:17 implies accumulating and recording sin, while 1 John 1:9 assures that confessing sins leads to cleansing and forgiveness, indicating the removal of sins.

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

Job 14:17 mentions sins stored away, but Isaiah 43:25 speaks of God blotting out transgressions and remembering sins no more, highlighting divine forgetfulness of 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 Hebrews 10:17

Job 14:17 describes sins being kept, whereas Hebrews 10:17 promises that God will remember sins no more, emphasizing divine forgetting.

Hebrews 10:17: And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. [And their: some copies have, Then he said, And their]

Contradiction with Micah 7:19

Job 14:17 suggests retention of sin, but Micah 7:19 speaks of God casting all sins into the depths of the sea, indicating complete removal and forgiveness.

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.
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