Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 19:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 19:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 19:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to an interpretation of the Book of Job, Job wishes his words could be written down forever, like a message carved into a rock, so everyone can see what he's going through. This shows how much he wants to be understood and remembered.

Job 19:24: That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:8

This verse speaks of the unchanging nature of Jesus Christ, whereas Job 19:24 wishes for words to be permanently inscribed, implying vulnerability to change.

Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:8

States that the word of God stands forever, whereas Job wishes for permanence in inscribed words, suggesting human words may not endure.

Isaiah 40:8: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:35

Declares that heaven and earth shall pass away, but God's words will never pass away, contrasting with Job's desire for his words to be etched in stone for eternal remembrance.

Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:18

Focuses on the unseen and eternal, whereas Job's verse emphasizes a desire for physical permanence in the visible world.

2 Corinthians 4:18: While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.

Contradiction with James 4:14

Illustrates the transient nature of life, contrasting with the desire for permanent inscription in Job 19:24.

James 4:14: Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. [It...: or, For it is]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:4

Notes that one generation passes away and another replaces it, differing from the static permanence Job seeks in engraved words.

Ecclesiastes 1:4: [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
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