Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 27:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 27:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 27:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that as long as Job is alive and breathing, he knows that God has given him life. It shows that God’s spirit is what keeps him living, just like how breath is necessary for life.

Job 27:3: All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils; [the spirit...: that is, the breath which God gave him]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:1

This verse states that the day of death is better than the day of one's birth, contradicting the desire to cling to life expressed in Job 27:3.

Ecclesiastes 7:1: A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Contradiction with Philippians 1:21

Paul mentions that to die is gain, showing a view that contradicts the notion in Job 27:3 that life is to be held onto dearly.

Philippians 1:21: For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

This verse describes death as a point of relief from suffering, contrasting with the clinging to life in Job 27:3.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Contradiction with Luke 17:33

The verse suggests that seeking to preserve life can lead to its loss, contradicting the implied attachment to life in Job 27:3.

Luke 17:33: Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:39

This verse implies a paradox where losing life for Christ results in true life, which contradicts the focus on the breath of life in Job 27:3.

Matthew 10:39: He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
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