Contradiction with Genesis 1:2
Describes the earth as formless and void, without the specific role of ice and frost suggested in Job 38:29.
Genesis 1:2: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Contradiction with Psalm 147:17-18
Talks about God's control over ice and frost, yet mentions that He melts them, contrasting the permanence implied in Job 38:29.
Psalm 147:17-18: He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:13
Attributes the creation of natural phenomena to God's voice and power, contrasting the direct rhetorical question in Job 38:29 about the elements’ origins.
Jeremiah 10:13: When he uttereth his voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. [multitude: or, noise] [with: or, for]
Contradiction with Jonah 1:4
Illustrates God actively stirring a storm, implying a personal involvement in weather, unlike the indirect questioning in Job 38:29.
Jonah 1:4: But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. [sent out: Heb. cast forth] [was like...: Heb. thought to be broken]
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:10
Speaks of rain and snow coming down for a purpose and returning, suggesting a cycle, rather than a simple origin question as in Job 38:29.
Isaiah 55:10: For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: