Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 33:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 33:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 33:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to most Christian interpretations, this verse from the book of Job means that a person's life is getting very close to death, and they feel like they might be taken away by harm or danger. It's a moment when they need help and comfort the most.

Job 33:22: Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:4

This verse suggests comfort and God's presence even in the face of death, contrary to the peril described in Job 33:22.

Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Contradiction with John 11:25-26

These verses present Jesus as the resurrection and life, contradicting Job 33:22 by offering eternal life and hope instead of impending death.

John 11:25-26: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Contradiction with Romans 8:38-39

These verses affirm that nothing, including death, can separate believers from God's love, contrasting the fatal tone in Job 33:22.

Romans 8:38-39: For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:54-55

This passage indicates victory over death, which contradicts the sense of looming destruction found in Job 33:22.

1 Corinthians 15:54-55: So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

This verse describes a future with no death or sorrow, opposing the sense of despair in Job 33:22.

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.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Job 33:22 could be seen in the tension between divine justice and human suffering. The verse highlights severe suffering, raising questions about why a just and loving God allows such pain. Some people find it difficult to reconcile the idea of a compassionate deity with the existence of intense human suffering. This can create a conflict between understanding God's justice and the reality of human hardship.

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