Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 23:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 23:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 23:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job feels lost and can't find God even though he looks everywhere. He is sad because he really wants to talk to God but doesn't know where God is.

Job 23:8: Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:13

This verse states that you will find God if you seek Him with all your heart, which contrasts with Job 23:8 where Job mentions he cannot find God despite searching for Him.

Jeremiah 29:13: And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:29

This verse suggests that seeking God with all your heart and soul will lead to finding Him, contradicting Job’s experience of not finding God in his search.

Deuteronomy 4:29: But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him], if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

It promises that seeking will lead to finding, which is contrary to Job's expression of searching for God without success.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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