Job 33:11 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse means that God is watching everything I do and sometimes makes me feel stuck or in trouble, like my feet are in chains. It's like when a parent sees everything their child does and sometimes gives them a timeout to learn something important.

Contradiction with Psalm 121:3

This verse states that God will not let your foot slip, contradicting Job 33:11, which describes being shackled in feet.

Psalm 121:3: He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Contradiction with Psalm 32:8

This verse indicates that God will guide and instruct, which contrasts with the idea of confinement in Job 33:11.

Psalm 32:8: I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. [guide...: Heb. counsel thee, mine eye shall be upon thee]

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:10

This verse promises God's support and strengthening, conflicting with the theme of restraint in Job 33:11.

Isaiah 41:10: Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:17

This verse speaks of freedom where the Spirit of the Lord is, which is opposite to being constrained in Job 33:11.

2 Corinthians 3:17: Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty.

Contradiction with Romans 8:2

This verse talks about the law of the Spirit of life freeing us from the law of sin and death, opposing the notion of being watched and shackled in Job 33:11.

Romans 8:2: For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Contradiction with John 8:36

This verse declares that being set free by the Son means true freedom, contrasting with the idea of restriction in Job 33:11.