Job 24:3 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse shows that some people do unfair things to others, like taking away a donkey from a child without a dad or an ox from a lady who lost her husband. It explains how some people can be mean to those who need help the most.

Contradiction with Psalm 82:3

Job 24:3 describes the wicked taking away the property of the vulnerable, whereas Psalm 82:3 commands defending the poor and fatherless.

Psalm 82:3: Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. [Defend: Heb. Judge]

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:22-23

Job 24:3 mentions the wicked exploiting the poor, while Proverbs 22:22-23 warns against robbing the poor because the Lord will plead their cause.

Proverbs 22:22-23: Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:19

In Job 24:3, the orphan and widow are exploited, but Deuteronomy 27:19 pronounces a curse on those who pervert justice for the sojourner, fatherless, and widow.

Deuteronomy 27:19: Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:17

Job 24:3 speaks of wrongs against the fatherless and widows, while Isaiah 1:17 calls for seeking justice and defending the oppressed and fatherless.

Isaiah 1:17: Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. [relieve: or, righten]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 22:3

Job 24:3 highlights injustice towards the vulnerable, contrasting with Jeremiah 22:3, which commands doing no wrong or violence to the alien, fatherless, and widow.

Jeremiah 22:3: Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

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