Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 16:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 16:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 16:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job is very sad and cries a lot, making his face look tired and worn out. He feels very close to danger or something bad happening, like when you see shadows in the dark.

Job 16:16: My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids [is] the shadow of death;

Contradiction with Psalm 30:11

This verse speaks of turning mourning into dancing and joy, contradicting Job 16:16 which focuses on weeping and brokenness.

Psalm 30:11: Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Contradiction with Isaiah 61:3

This verse mentions giving beauty for ashes and the oil of joy for mourning, which disagrees with the despair and grief in Job 16:16.

Isaiah 61:3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Contradiction with Psalm 126:5

This verse talks about sowing in tears but reaping in joy, presenting an optimistic outcome contrasting the continuous mourning expressed in Job 16:16.

Psalm 126:5: They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. [joy: or, singing]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

This verse promises that God will wipe away all tears, with no more death or sorrow, opposing the ongoing sorrow in Job 16:16.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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