Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 38:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 38:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 38:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that God takes care of lonely and empty places and makes plants grow there. It shows how God is very powerful and makes everything beautiful and full of life.

Job 38:27: To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

Contradiction with Genesis 1:30

This verse states that God provided every green herb for food to every beast, implying a nurturing aspect towards all creatures, which contrasts with the desolate imagery in Job 38:27.

Genesis 1:30: And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so. [life: Heb. a living soul]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:26

This verse emphasizes God’s ongoing care and provision for birds, which contradicts Job 38:27's depiction of God’s attention to desolate spaces rather than continual nurturing.

Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Contradiction with Psalm 104:21

This verse suggests that young lions seek their food from God, indicating His provision, contrasting the wild, untended imagery of Job 38:27.

Psalm 104:21: The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:20

This verse highlights how God provides water in the wilderness to give drink to His people, juxtaposing Job 38:27’s suggestion of neglect or barrenness.

Isaiah 43:20: The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. [owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl]

Contradiction with Job 9:22-24

This passage presents God as a being who destroys the blameless and wicked alike, which contrasts with Job 38:27’s depiction of purposeful nurturing of desolate lands.

Job 9:22-24: This [is] one [thing], therefore I said [it], He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
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