Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 39:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 39:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 39:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, God is asking if humans can make a big, strong animal like a horse act scared, like a tiny grasshopper. This shows how powerful animals are and reminds us of how amazing God's creations can be.

Job 39:20: Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [is] terrible. [terrible: Heb. terror]

Contradiction with Psalm 33:17

This verse says that a horse is a vain thing for safety, contrasting with the notion of strength highlighted in Job 39:20.

Psalm 33:17: An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength.

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:31

This verse suggests that safety is of the Lord, not dependent on the horse's strength, contrary to the strength implication in Job 39:20.

Proverbs 21:31: The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of the LORD. [safety: or, victory]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse indicates that the race is not to the swift, countering the swiftness implied in Job 39:20 about the horse's capabilities.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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