Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 29:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 29:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 29:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job thought he would have a long and happy life, like a bird in a cozy nest with lots of days ahead, just like there are many grains of sand.

Job 29:18: Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply [my] days as the sand.

Contradiction with Job 7:6

This verse describes life as being swifter than a weaver's shuttle, implying brevity, which contradicts the long life and prosperity envisioned in Job 29:18.

Job 7:6: My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

Contradiction with Psalm 90:10

This verse mentions the days of our years as being seventy or eighty with labor and sorrow, contrasting with Job's expectation of a long and content life.

Psalm 90:10: The days of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. [The days...: Heb. As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 6:12

This verse suggests that no one knows what is good in life, or what will come after one, contradicting Job's confident hope in a long, secure life.

Ecclesiastes 6:12: For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? [all...: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity]

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:6-7

This passage likens all flesh to grass that withers, which opposes the idea of abiding perpetually as in Job 29:18.

Isaiah 40:6-7: The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:

Contradiction with James 4:14

This verse describes life as a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes, contradicting the idea of a lengthy and enduring life in Job 29:18.

James 4:14: Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. [It...: or, For it is]

Paradox #1

Job 29:18 expresses a desire for long life and prosperity. A contradiction might arise when considering the broader context of Job's story, where he faces immense suffering despite being righteous. The conflict lies in the belief that living righteously will always lead to a blessed and prosperous life, which Job's experiences seem to contradict.

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