Job 29:5 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse means that when God was with Job, he felt happy and safe with his children around him. It's like when you feel very cozy and loved because your family is all together.

Contradiction with Psalm 22:1

This verse expresses a feeling of abandonment by God, which contradicts Job 29:5 where God's presence is felt.

Psalm 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

This verse suggests that sin causes separation from God, opposing the experience of divine closeness in Job 29:5.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]

Contradiction with Lamentations 5:20

This verse questions why God would forget and forsake His people, contrary to the close relationship depicted in Job 29:5.

Lamentations 5:20: Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [and] forsake us so long time? [so...: Heb. for length of days?]

Contradiction with Micah 3:4

This verse describes God hiding His face from people, which contradicts the sense of God being with Job in Job 29:5.

Micah 3:4: Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:46

This verse reflects Jesus feeling forsaken, contrasting with the divine companionship mentioned in Job 29:5.

Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Contradiction with Hosea 5:6

This verse describes God withdrawing from His people, contradicting the presence of God in Job 29:5.

Hosea 5:6: They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find [him]; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:8-9

These verses question why God seems like a stranger, which is opposite to the familiar presence in Job 29:5.

Jeremiah 14:8-9: O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man [that] turneth aside to tarry for a night?