Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 19:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 19:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 19:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job feels very sad because his family and close friends have abandoned and forgotten him when he needed them the most. He is expressing how lonely and ignored he feels during a tough time.

Job 19:14: My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

Contradiction with Proverbs 18:24

This verse mentions that a man with friends may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother, contrasting Job's claim that all his friends have forsaken him.

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 1 Samuel 18:1

Jonathan's deep friendship with David shows loyalty and love, which contradicts Job's experience of being forsaken by friends and relatives.

1 Samuel 18:1: And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Contradiction with Ruth 1:16-17

Ruth's commitment to Naomi contrasts with Job's lament of being abandoned by his kin and close ones.

Ruth 1:16-17: And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God: [Intreat...: or, Be not against me]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 2:2

Elisha's refusal to leave Elijah contradicts the abandonment Job feels, as Elisha remains loyal and present.

2 Kings 2:2: And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said [unto him, As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:17

This verse highlights a friend's love at all times and a brother's support in adversity, opposing Job's loneliness and abandonment.

Proverbs 17:17: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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