Contradiction with Exodus 22:22
This verse states, "Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child," suggesting that harming the fatherless is prohibited, thereby contradicting the actions described in Job 24:9.
Exodus 22:22: Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:18
It describes God as one who "doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow," indicating protection and care for orphans, opposite to the ill-treatment in Job 24:9.
Deuteronomy 10:18: He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Contradiction with Psalm 68:5
Portrays God as "A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows," which contradicts the abandonment or exploitation of the fatherless mentioned in Job 24:9.
Psalm 68:5: A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, [is] God in his holy habitation.
Contradiction with James 1:27
States that pure religion involves "To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction," which contradicts the neglect or exploitation of the fatherless noted in Job 24:9.
James 1:27: Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Paradox #1
Job 24:9 describes the act of wronging vulnerable people, like orphans. The contradiction could be that the existence of such suffering seems at odds with a just and caring deity. This raises questions about why a good, powerful God would allow innocent people to suffer.