Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 34:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 34:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 34:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, God sees everything we do and knows where we go. He watches over all people and knows their actions.

Job 34:21: For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

This verse states that sins hide God's face from people, potentially contradicting the idea that God sees all human actions as stated in Job 34:21.

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 Psalm 10:1

Here, God seems distant and uninvolved, contradicting the notion that He is always aware and observant of human actions in Job 34:21.

Psalm 10:1: Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?

Contradiction with Psalm 44:24

This verse describes God as apparently unaware or ignoring human actions, seemingly in contradiction with the claim of real-time divine awareness in Job 34:21.

Psalm 44:24: Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

States that God does not look on iniquity, suggesting a limitation in what God observes, which contradicts Job 34:21.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:39

Implies that God can turn away from those who disobey Him, contrasting with the idea that He continuously watches all paths, as per Job 34:21.

Jeremiah 23:39: Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, [and cast you] out of my presence:
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