Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 23:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 23:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 23:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, sometimes it feels like God is working all around us, but we just can't see Him or understand what He’s doing, even though He is always there. It's okay to feel this way, and it doesn't mean that God isn't with us or that He doesn't care.

Job 23:9: On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold [him]: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see [him]:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:29

This verse suggests that God can be found if sought after with all heart and soul, which contradicts Job's assertion of God's hiddenness.

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 Isaiah 55:6

This verse urges seeking the Lord while he may be found, contrasting Job's experience of not perceiving God.

Isaiah 55:6: Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:13

This verse claims that seeking God wholeheartedly will result in finding Him, opposing Job's inability to see Him.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 145:18

This verse states that the Lord is near to all who call on Him, contrasting Job's sense of God's absence.

Psalm 145:18: The LORD [is] nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

This verse assures that seeking leads to finding, which contradicts Job's experience of not finding God.

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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