Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 14:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 14:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 14:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, even when a tree is cut down, it can grow back and have new branches, which means that there is always hope for new beginnings. This helps people remember that even when things seem very tough, there can still be a chance for something good to happen.

Job 14:7: For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:5

This verse speaks of God giving life to dry bones, suggesting a hope of restoration, contrary to Job 14:7, which implies limited hope for a cut tree.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:13

This verse indicates that those who turn away from God have no hope, contradicting Job 14:7 which says there is hope for a tree.

Jeremiah 17:13: O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, [and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:4-5

These verses describe the ungodly as being like chaff blown away, offering no hope of restoration, unlike the imagery in Job 14:7.

Psalm 1:4-5: The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Contradiction with Luke 3:9

States that every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down, suggesting no hope for a cut tree, unlike Job 14:7.

Luke 3:9: And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Contradiction with Matthew 21:19

Jesus curses the fig tree, causing it to wither, which contradicts the hope for a cut tree in Job 14:7.

Matthew 21:19: And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. [a fig tree: Gr. one fig tree]
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