Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 19:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 19:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 19:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, Job feels very alone because God has made his friends and family stay away from him. He thinks even people he knows don't want to be close to him anymore.

Job 19:13: He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

Contradiction with Proverbs 18:24

This verse implies that a man of many companions may come to ruin, whereas Job 19:13 expresses Job's feeling of abandonment by his brothers and acquaintances.

Proverbs 18:24: A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse commands loving and praying for enemies, while Job 19:13 speaks about being estranged from friends, contrasting personal actions vs. others' treatment.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with John 15:13

Speaks of the greatest love as one laying down life for friends, contradicting Job's sentiment of friendlessness in Job 19:13.

John 15:13: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Contradiction with Psalm 27:10

This verse assures God's support even when family forsakes someone, contrary to Job's experience of abandonment reflected in Job 19:13.

Psalm 27:10: When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. [take...: Heb. gather me]

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

God's promise to never leave nor forsake believers conflicts with Job's experience of feeling forsaken by his close ones as mentioned in Job 19:13.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Paradox #1

The moral conflict in this context might arise from the idea of isolation and abandonment. The verse suggests that Job feels deserted by his close ones, which can seem at odds with the broader biblical themes of community support and familial loyalty. This contradiction highlights the tension between the experiences of personal suffering and the expectation of unwavering support from loved ones.

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