Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 24:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 24:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 24:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that for some people, morning feels just as scary as being in deep darkness. It's like they are afraid even when it's daytime because their troubles are so big.

Job 24:17: For the morning [is] to them even as the shadow of death: if [one] know [them, they are in] the terrors of the shadow of death.

Contradiction with John 8:12

Job 24:17 talks about darkness being as the shadow of death, while John 8:12 describes Jesus as the light of the world, indicating life and guidance, contrasting the darkness associated with death in Job 24:17.

John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:12

Job 24:17 emphasizes the deep darkness, but Psalm 139:12 says that even darkness is not dark to God, contradicting the association of darkness with fear and hiding in Job 24:17.

Psalm 139:12: Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee]. [hideth...: Heb. darkeneth not] [the darkness and...: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light]

Contradiction with Isaiah 9:2

Job 24:17 speaks of the terrors of darkness, while Isaiah 9:2 tells of a great light shining on those who walk in darkness, offering hope and illumination, in contrast to the despair in Job 24:17.

Isaiah 9:2: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:5

Job 24:17 depicts darkness as a domain of evil, but 1 John 1:5 declares God as light, and in Him is no darkness at all, suggesting that light, not darkness, is ultimate truth and goodness.

1 John 1:5: This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Contradiction with John 3:19

Job 24:17 suggests hiding in darkness, whereas John 3:19 explains that men love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil, implying an active choice rather than a condition imposed by fear.

John 3:19: And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Contradiction with Psalm 18:28

Job 24:17 equates darkness with death and fear, but Psalm 18:28 speaks of God illuminating one’s dark path, contradicting the idea of darkness as a final or unchangeable state.

Psalm 18:28: For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. [candle: or, lamp]
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