Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 30:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 30:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 30:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse talks about people who are so hungry that they eat wild plants and roots. It shows how hard their life is because they have nothing else to eat.

Job 30:4: Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots [for] their meat.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

Job 30:4 describes people scavenging for food in desperation, while Matthew 7:7 suggests that asking, seeking, and knocking leads to receiving and finding, indicating provision rather than desperation.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

Job 30:4 involves individuals in need, while Psalm 37:25 suggests the righteous are never forsaken or begging for bread, implying provision and security.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Philippians 4:19

Job 30:4 depicts scarcity and want, in contrast, Philippians 4:19 promises that God will supply all needs through His riches in glory.

Philippians 4:19: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:1

Job 30:4 shows individuals in need searching for sustenance, while Psalm 23:1 states that with the Lord as a shepherd, there is no want, implying sufficiency and provision.

Psalm 23:1: [A Psalm of David.] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:31-33

Job 30:4 describes looking for basic sustenance out of need, whereas Matthew 6:31-33 assures believers that seeking God's kingdom first ensures all these needs will be provided.

Matthew 6:31-33: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
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