Contradiction with Psalm 72:9
This verse speaks of people bowing in submission, contrasting the idea of a place being wild and untamed, as implied in Job 39:6.
Psalm 72:9: They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Contradiction with Isaiah 35:1
This verse describes the wilderness blossoming like a rose, contradicting the imagery of desolation in Job 39:6.
Isaiah 35:1: The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 50:12
Here, a land is described as barren, aligning with, yet diverges by context about societal rather than natural desolation, from Job 39:6.
Jeremiah 50:12: Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations [shall be] a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
Contradiction with Isaiah 32:15
This speaks of the wilderness being turned into fruitful fields, opposing the desolate wilderness in Job 39:6.
Isaiah 32:15: Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 47:8
This verse talks about waters healing, making barren places flourish, which contrasts the barren wilderness mentioned in Job 39:6.
Ezekiel 47:8: Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: [which being] brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. [desert: or, plain]
Contradiction with Matthew 3:1-3
Describes John the Baptist thriving in the wilderness, presenting a place of divine message rather than barrenness as in Job 39:6.
Matthew 3:1-3: In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Contradiction with Psalm 107:35
Here, God turns wilderness into standing water, and dry ground into springs, contradicting the barren description of wilderness in Job 39:6.
Psalm 107:35: He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.