Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 30:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 30:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 30:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job is saying that he feels a lot of pain in his bones at night and his body can't rest. This means that Job is very sad and hurting a lot.

Job 30:17: My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.

Contradiction with Psalm 30:5

While Job 30:17 talks about unending pain at night, this verse speaks of joy coming in the morning.

Psalm 30:5: For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning. [his anger...: Heb. there is but a moment in his anger] [for a night: Heb. in the evening] [joy: Heb. singing]

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:31

This verse talks about renewal of strength, contrary to the unending pain and weakness described in Job 30:17.

Isaiah 40:31: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint. [renew: Heb. change]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:17

This verse refers to afflictions as momentary, in contrast to the prolonged suffering implied in Job 30:17.

2 Corinthians 4:17: For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory;

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

This verse speaks of a future with no pain, contradictory to the night-long pain in Job 30:17.

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 Psalm 34:19

Here, it is stated that the righteous are delivered from troubles, unlike in Job 30:17 where pain persists.

Psalm 34:19: Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
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