Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 15:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 15:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 15:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse can be understood as a warning about a person who chooses to live in empty, broken places and homes where no one else wants to live. It shows that living in such places might lead to sadness and ruin.

Job 15:28: And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

Contradiction with Isaiah 32:18

While Job 15:28 speaks of dwelling in desolate cities that are destined to become ruins, Isaiah 32:18 promises that God's people will dwell in peaceful habitation, secure homes, and quiet resting places.

Isaiah 32:18: And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:12

In contrast to Job 15:28, which talks about living in desolate houses, Jeremiah 33:12 speaks of places again filled with shepherds resting their flocks, indicating restoration and habitation.

Jeremiah 33:12: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing [their] flocks to lie down.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:10

Job 15:28 mentions desolate cities, whereas Ezekiel 36:10 promises that the cities shall be inhabited, and ruins will be rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:10: And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, [even] all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:4

Job 15:28 describes uninhabited desolate places, but Nehemiah 7:4 suggests future prosperity and habitation even though the city was large and great; the people were few therein.

Nehemiah 7:4: Now the city [was] large and great: but the people [were] few therein, and the houses [were] not builded. [large: Heb. broad in spaces]

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:26

Contrary to Job 15:28, which discusses desolation, Isaiah 44:26 declares God's promise to restore and rebuild the cities, making habitation flourish.

Isaiah 44:26: That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: [decayed...: Heb. wastes]
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