Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 3:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 3:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 3:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian scholars, this verse in Job expresses Job's deep sadness and confusion. He wonders why he was even born if he has to face so much pain and suffering.

Job 3:12: Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:5

This verse states that God knew Jeremiah before forming him in the womb, which contradicts Job's lament of birth.

Jeremiah 1:5: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. [ordained: Heb. gave]

Contradiction with Psalm 139:13-14

These verses praise God for forming the speaker in the womb, contrasting with Job's sorrow over his birth.

Psalm 139:13-14: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

Contradiction with Isaiah 49:1

The verse indicates a divine calling from the womb, opposing Job’s regret of being born.

Isaiah 49:1: Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

Contradiction with Luke 1:44

This verse describes joy at a fetal stage, contradicting Job’s despair over his life beginning.

Luke 1:44: For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Contradiction with Galatians 1:15

It states God had a purpose for Paul from the womb, differing from Job's lamentation of birth.

Galatians 1:15: But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,
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